An alleged sextortion attempt led to the tragic death of a 15-year-old boy in West Virginia. Bryce Tate, a sophomore at Nitro High School, died by suicide hours after he was targeted by scammers on November 6, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. Bryce's father, Adam Tate, told the New York Post the teen believed the initial communication was coming from "a local 17-year-old girl.