Montana teen shoots through window and kills friend Mackeon Schulte who was trying to wake him

A boy who heard the sound of pebbles hitting his window grabbed and gun and opened fire – killing a friend who was trying to wake him up.

The victim, named as 15-year-old Mackeon Schulte by police, had been at a sleepover with friend in Billings, Montana, when the pair decided to go to another friend’s house and wake him at around 2.30am on Sunday.

But when that friend heard knocking on the door and pebbles hitting his window, he grabbed a revolver and fired through the window, hitting Mackeon in the head.

He died in hospital. The friend with Mackeon was not injured.

Mackeon Schulte’s death was described as a ‘huge tragedy’ (Picture: Facebook)

‘When their friend awoke, he was startled by the noise and saw faces outside the window,’ Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said in a statement.

‘He didn’t know who they were and was scared.’

The family of Mackeon is due to meet with police before a decision is made on whether to rule the shooting as a homicide.

Superintendent Terry Bouck of Billings Senior High School, where Mackeon was a student, called the death a ‘huge tragedy.’

‘We’re just doing the best we can to make sure everyone is OK throughout this situation,’ he said.