Hundreds of uninvited teenagers crashed a party while the residents of a $6.5million mansion were away, it has emerged.
A flyer that went viral on social media advertised what was branded a "mansion rager" and attracted partygoers to the four-bedroom, three-bathroom property in Austin, Texas, US.
The owner who fell victim to the vandalism attack was alerted by neighbours that noticed the crowd heading towards his house on Saturday night.
Neighbours reported seeing a large number of cars parked up and down the driveway, with children scaling the front fence and water tower.
When the homeowner returned, he found that the cars were fleeing the area, and three young men had jumped out of a van or truck and attacked him, destroying his phone in the process.
According to a neighbour who questioned one of the partygoers, the teenagers had received a flyer advertising the party that had been circulated over Snapchat.
The flyer had made its way into the hands of high school students across the area, including at Bowie, Westlake High, Lake Travis, and Vandegrift.
Real estate platforms estimate the value of the property the teens targeted at around $6.5 (£5.4) million.
The homeowner reported that some of the vandalism included damage to sheetrock and a TV, as well as eggs and avocados being thrown into guests' bedrooms.
It is not known how the teenagers gained access to the property, but suspects that they may have used a car to pressure the gates to open.
The arm of the gate was sheared off, allowing the teenagers total access to the property.
The homeowner, who remained anonymous, estimated that the damage is worth tens of thousands of dollars, but what is most upsetting is the violation of his privacy.
He expressed concern for the safety of his child and said that the event had made him re-evaluate the security of his home.
"You have a sense of safety prior, and then you have an event like this and then it just makes you analyse everything that goes on, and having a 2-year-old, it kind of ups the ante even more," the homeowner said.
One neighbour, Karen Lear, expressed "disappointment" and "disgust" at the "entitlement" among young people in the area, KVUE reported.
"I've lived here for over 20-something years in this neighbourhood and the progressive attitude of entitlement amongst young people is pretty horrible," Ms Lear said.
As the homeowner works with the Travis County Sheriff's Office to figure out who created the flyer, Ms Lear stressed people with any information should come forward.
"It's important for students as well as parents to recognise we need to be truth-tellers right now and we need to be honest, and people need to be held accountable with consequences or it's just going to happen again," Ms Lear said.
Anyone with information about the party is asked to respond using an anonymous Google form that has been set up.
