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11-year-old boy fatally shot after ‘ding dong ditch’ doorbell-ringing prank, police say
Posted on 9/1/25 at 8:58 am
Posted on 9/1/25 at 8:58 am
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(AP) - An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday. The boy had been ringing doorbells as a prank late Saturday evening, the Houston Police Department said in a statement. Commonly referred to as “ding dong ditching,” the prank involves fleeing before someone inside the home opens the door.
The boy, who has not yet been identified, died of his wounds Sunday, police said. Police spokesperson Shay Awosiyan said that officers were still investigating and had not arrested anybody in connection with the boy’s death as of Sunday evening.
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Officers received a call about the shooting just before 11 p.m. local time. Police said the boy was wounded when they arrived and taken to a nearby hospital, where he died on Sunday. Sgt. Michael Cass, a Houston homicide detective, told CBS News affiliate KHOU that a witness had recalled someone exiting the house that was pranked and "shooting at the kids running down the street."
From a different article
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This post was edited on 9/1/25 at 9:00 am
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Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:00 am to LSUTANGERINE
Awful
But homeowner should not be arrested
But homeowner should not be arrested
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:00 am to LSUTANGERINE
If it was true DDD, that homeowner is in some trouble
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:01 am to LSUTANGERINE
What is ding dong ditch? I’m 50 and don’t recall this game
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:01 am to Cosmo
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But homeowner should not be arrested
You’re joking, right?
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:01 am to cubsfan5150
Yes
Assuming he ran out and shot at kids running down the street he should be arrested
Unless there is more to the story
Assuming he ran out and shot at kids running down the street he should be arrested
Unless there is more to the story
This post was edited on 9/1/25 at 9:02 am
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:02 am to LSUTANGERINE
I’d like to think there’s much more to this story than some home owners blasting people that ring his doorbell and run.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:04 am to Cosmo
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But homeowner should not be arrested
quote:
a witness had recalled someone exiting the house that was pranked and "shooting at the kids running down the street."
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:06 am to Cosmo
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But homeowner should not be arrested
I guess you think he should just go straight to prison?
You don't get to claim Castle Doctrine just because someone rang your doorbell. The fact that the kid ran away away pretty much guarantees that the homeowner was not under threat.
EDIT: Missed the follow up post in which you confirmed that you were kidding.
This post was edited on 9/1/25 at 9:11 am
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:07 am to Cosmo
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Awful But homeowner should not be arrested
What the frick?
I hope you aren’t going through life thinking you can shoot someone for ringing your doorbell because you’re going to prison
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:08 am to Crawdaddy
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What is ding dong ditch? I’m 50 and don’t recall this game
Rage bait
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:08 am to Crawdaddy
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What is ding dong ditch?
You may know it under a different name. We called it "ringing and running."
You just ring someone's doorbell and then run away so that when they answer the door no one is there. That's it.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:14 am to wackatimesthree
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We called it "ringing and running."
Never heard this one. It was called some kind of knocking, I forgot what exactly. Maybe Randy Marsh can remind me.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:15 am to Crawdaddy
We called it some kind of knocking, I don’t recall what the first word was.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:16 am to Crawdaddy
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What is ding dong ditch? I’m 50 and don’t recall this game
Are you a recent immigrant from a foreign country?
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:16 am to Crawdaddy
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What is ding dong ditch? I’m 50 and don’t recall this game
We used to call it........."Minority" knocking. A not R.
This post was edited on 9/1/25 at 9:18 am
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:18 am to LSUTANGERINE
What's an 11 y/o doing out at 11 pm?
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:18 am to Brosef Stalin
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Never heard this one. It was called some kind of knocking, I forgot what exactly.
I have a vague memory of that term as well. In fact, I am familiar with all three.
The predominant one where I lived was R&R, though.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:19 am to Lonnie Utah
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What's an 11 y/o doing out at 11 pm?
Filming Tik Tok videos with his smart phone that he's too young to have.
What else?
This post was edited on 9/1/25 at 9:20 am
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:20 am to wackatimesthree
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You may know it under a different name.
We called it “People who annoy you knocking”
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