An 11-year-old has died after he was shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank in Houston, police said, the latest tragic example of a TikTok trend that authorities have been warning parents about in a case that could yield a murder charge.
HOUSTON — An 11-year-old has died after he was shot while playing a doorbell-ditch prank in Houston, police said, the latest tragic example of a TikTok trend that authorities have been warning parents about in a case that could yield a murder charge.
The boy and his friends were playing a game of "ding dong ditch" at a house down the street from their home just before 11 p.m. Saturday when a person inside the house came out and shot the boy, Houston police said.A witness said the boy was running from the house on Racine Street after ringing the doorbell when he was shot, police said.The boy was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead on Sunday, according to police.Authorities used a bullhorn outside the home Saturday night to urge the person inside to come out with their hands up, CNN affiliate KTRK reported. Police detained one person for questioning.Officers brought a person back to the home in handcuffs shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday, according to KTRK. Authorities said the person was detained again Sunday night but was not formally charged, KTRK reported.Houston Police are still actively investigating, the department told CNN Monday.Investigators are reviewing surveillance video and working with the Harris County District Attorney's Office on possible charges, KHOU reported."It'll more than likely be a murder charge," Sgt. Michael Cass, a homicide detective with the Houston Police Department, told KHOU, noting the boy's death does not appear to involve self-defense because the shooting "wasn't close to the house.""Ding dong ditching" is an age-old prank that's risen in popularity in recent years as a social media challenge. TikTok videos often feature variations where pranksters pound on or kick people's front doors.In a Dallas suburb at the end of July, a man fired shots into a fleeing car after someone banged on his door, according to police. The man was arrested on charges of aggravated assault.In May, an 18-year-old high school senior in Virginia was shot and killed while filming a "ding dong ditch" to post on TikTok, The New York Times reported. The man accused of shooting the teen was charged with second-degree murder.In 2020, three 16-year-olds were killed when a man rammed his car into their vehicle in retaliation for pulling a "ding dong ditch" prank on him. The man was convicted of three counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2023.Authoriti
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