

There was no truth to this story (later republished by ), which originated with the now-defunct Newswatch33, one of many fake news sites on the Internet created to publish fiction rather than legitimate news reports. His mother had discovered his body around 3:00 a.m. According to reports, the Xbox One forcefully ejected a disc, slicing the teens throat.Īccording to authorities, Davenport was killed when his Xbox One malfunctioned, causing the system to eject a disc at a high rate of speed, striking the teen in the throat. Marcus Davenport, 17, was found dead in his bedroom when police were called to the home after his mother discovered his body. On 25 July 2015, the web site Newswatch33 published an article reporting that a teenager named Marcus Davenport had been killed after his XBox One gaming system malfunctioned and forcefully ejected a disk that sailed through the air and slashed his throat:
