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Man arrested and charges filed after Houston child killed playing ding dong ditch

Posted on 9/2/25 at 7:57 am
Posted by Mickey Goldmill
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2010
26349 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 7:57 am
https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/ding-dong-ditch-shooting-houston-texas-murder-charge/285-f3d7b4ea-0d55-4e95-9904-94fa9a852fe1

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HOUSTON — Charges have been filed in connection with the deadly shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was playing ding-dong ditch at a family birthday party, according to court records.

The suspect in the case has been charged with murder, according to court records. However, their name and court documents detailing the charges have not been released at this time.

What happened
The shooting unfolded around 11 p.m. Saturday, August 30, near Mimbrough and Fidelity streets, just east of the East Loop, according to the Houston Police Department.

The boy and a group of kids had been ringing doorbells when they knocked on one home. Witnesses told police that someone came outside and opened fire as the children ran away.

“A witness says someone ran out of that house and was shooting at the kids running down the street, and unfortunately, sadly enough, one of the boys, who was 11 years old, was shot in the back,” HPD Homicide Detective Sgt. Michael Cass said.

The child was rushed to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and later died Sunday afternoon. His name has not been released.

Suspect detained, weapons seized
Police said a man was detained at the home where the shooting happened and questioned by homicide detectives on Sunday.

While executing a search warrant at the house, investigators seized several rifles and handguns as evidence.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
92916 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 7:58 am to
Sad but how is this political?
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
92121 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 7:58 am to
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Sad but how is this political?



Do you even black boy bro?
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
179106 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 7:59 am to
Its very sad but you can't mess with people's property at all these days. People are on edge.
Posted by wackatimesthree
Member since Oct 2019
10289 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:01 am to
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Its very sad but you can't mess with people's property at all these days.


Well, you also can't chase someone down the street and shoot them in the back for ringing your doorbell and running away.

Or even kicking your door and running away.

The running away part is the important part. It's what makes it impossible for you to claim that you feared for your safety.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
92916 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:02 am to
Posted by Riverside
Member since Jul 2022
8189 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:03 am to
Dems will find a way to politicize it. Never let a crisis go to waste is their mantra.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
45524 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:03 am to
Assuming the details are accurate, that was a very irresponsible thing to do, to fire at people running away like that.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
179106 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:04 am to
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Well, you also can't chase someone down the street and shoot them in the back for ringing your doorbell and running away.

Or even kicking your door and running away.

The running away part is the important part. It's what makes it impossible for you to claim that you feared for your safety.



Yeah more reason not to frick with people's property. You never know what sort of idiot is there
Posted by wackatimesthree
Member since Oct 2019
10289 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:08 am to
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Yeah more reason not to frick with people's property. You never know what sort of idiot is there


That's true.

All the more reason that an 11 year old didn't need to be roaming around at 11 o'clock at night unsupervised, all the more reason he didn't need the smart phone that he almost certainly had that he was almost certainly filming his hijinks with to post on Tik Tok, etc.

But he ain't going to prison (and wouldn't be even if he had survived). His parents ain't going to prison. The idiot you mentioned is going to prison because his actions and decisions were the ones that rose to the level of criminal malfeasance.
Posted by RelicBatches86
Florida
Member since Nov 2024
949 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:11 am to
Has nothing to do with race... a Black man was charged with killing a HS senior football player who did this prank at 3am

This post was edited on 9/2/25 at 8:12 am
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
179106 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:20 am to
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The idiot you mentioned is going to prison because his actions and decisions were the ones that rose to the level of criminal malfeasance.


IDK why you are arguing with me. I think all parties involved were in the wrong, and if the details are accurate, then he deserves the punishment.
Posted by TigerVespamon
Member since Dec 2010
7391 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:25 am to
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HS senior football player who did this prank at 3am
Wtf is a 18 year old doing playing ding dong ditch? I gave that prank up when I was 12.
This post was edited on 9/2/25 at 8:27 am
Posted by DeafVallyBatnR
Member since Sep 2004
18292 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 8:52 am to
Wasn't called ding ding ditch when we did it. It started with an N
Posted by TxRan2020
Texas
Member since May 2020
709 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:06 am to
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Wasn't called ding ding ditch when we did it


And yet nobody was charged with a crime for saying the word back then.
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
Member since Nov 2017
8831 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:18 am to
People are using as an excuse to demand gun control and to decry "U.S. gun culture."
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
21321 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:19 am to
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The suspect in the case has been charged with murder, according to court records. However, their name and court documents detailing the charges have not been released at this time.


Colter rule in effect?
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
17264 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:20 am to
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Yeah more reason not to frick with people's property. You never know what sort of idiot is there


Especially now with so many insane asylums closed.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:23 am to
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playing ding dong ditch


We called it a totally different name when I was a kid.
Posted by Mouse Finbar
Member since Aug 2025
282 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:29 am to
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HS senior football player who did this prank at 3am

When I was senior in HS, I wanted to chase pussy, drag race, and party.

Ringing doorbells and running is a child's prank.
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