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Boy, 11, shot dead after playing doorbell-ringing prank in Houston, police say

Boy, 11, shot dead after playing doorbell-ringing prank in Houston, police say
nation9/1/2025

Boy struck several times as he and friends played ‘ding-dong ditch’ which involves ringing a doorbell and running

An 11-year-old boy playing a common prank game of ringing doorbells in Houston, Texas, was shot dead on Saturday as he ran away from a house. Authorities said the boy was struck several times as he and some friends were buzzing doorbells in an Eastsi... [1431 chars]