Tragedy as teenager Lily Basil is accidentally shot just days after graduating from high school. The 18-year-old shooter, who rushed her to the hospital, says he thought the AR-15 rifle was “unloaded.”

A teenage girl who had just graduated from high school was accidentally shot and killed by an 18-year-old friend after the shooter thought his AR-15 rifle had been discharged.

Lily Basil had just graduated from Page High School in Franklin, Tennessee, when she was killed by 18-year-old Matthew Roufail, who admitted to the shooting.

Roufail was charged with criminal homicide and his bond was set at $150,000.

He told police he shot Basil with a .22-caliber rifle Saturday night, but that it was unintentional.

The weapon was recovered in the trunk of a vehicle where Basile and Roufail had gathered.

After the shooting, Basil was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to her right shoulder.

She was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

The high school she attended now holds grief counseling sessions for students.

“The Page High family mourns the loss of Lily Basil, a 2024 graduate. Lily was a light; she was kind, gentle and extremely respectful,” Page High School Principal Dr. Katie Hill wrote in a statement.

“Her smile lit up every room she entered.”

“Even though she was new to the Page community, she quickly embraced the Patriot spirit and was a friend to everyone she met.

“Lily will be greatly missed by Page faculty, staff and students, and we are committed to honoring her memory by sharing her light.”

School leaders said the community plans to honor the teen by lighting a candle or turning on a porch light Friday evening.

Community members, like Lisa Welsh, are already planning to participate.

“We honor her and the light that she had within her and what she could have shared with the rest of the world. Also, her family and friends were suffocated,” Welsh told Newschannel5.

Friends paid tribute to their friend on social media.

“Lily, thank you for becoming one of our best friends over the last two years. we are honored to have met you, you have brought us so many laughter and memories that we will cherish forever. you are deeply loved and missed, fly high pookie,” Sophia Debruler wrote.

“My love for you Lily will always be dear to my heart. Beautiful memories were created to last a lifetime,” added Dena Sherman-Truhn.