US EditionMan charged with murder in Houston door-knock prank shooting of 11-year-old boy
Leon Gonzalo Jr., 42, was arrested and charged with murder after shooting a 10-year-old boy multiple times during a ding-dong-ditch prank, police said.
- An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank involving ringing a doorbell and running away, according to the Houston Police Department.
- The boy died from his injuries on Sunday after the incident occurred late Saturday evening, the police stated.
- A witness reported that the boy was shot right after ringing the doorbell, as detailed in the police news release.
- One individual was detained and questioned, but no arrests have been made, police confirmed.
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Houston man charged in fatal shooting of 11-year-old after ‘ding-dong ditch’ prank
A Texas man has been charged in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who played a doorbell prank on the man’s home. The child is the latest to be harmed or killed for allegedly pulling a prank. The Harris County District Attorney's Office charged Leon Gonzalo Jr., 42, with first-degree felony murder for allegedly shooting and killing 11-year-old Julian Guzman, according to the city of Houston’s press release on Tuesday. Gonzalo, of Houston, …
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Houston man charged with murder in shooting of 11-year-old boy after door knocking prank
Police say a Houston man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy after a prank in which the child knocked on the door of a home and ran away.
Texas Man Faces Murder Charge In Child’s Doorbell Prank Death
What starts as a harmless prank shouldn’t end in tragedy. Yet in Houston, an 11-year-old boy’s game of “ding dong ditch” cost him his life.Police say Julian Guzman was ringing doorbells and sprinting away late Saturday night when shots rang out. A bullet struck him in the back. He was rushed to hospital but died the next day.This week, authorities charged 42-year-old Gonzalo Leon Jr with murder. He’s accused of stepping outside and firing at the…
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