A ten-year-old Texas boy was shot and critically injured when he allegedly tried a door-knocking prank on a neighbor, police stated.
The capturing unfolded round 10:55 p.m. on Saturday at a house on Membrough Avenue in southeast Houston, Shay Awosiyan, a spokesman for the Houston Police Division, instructed ABC Information on Sunday.
“A ten-year-old was apparently knocking on neighbors’ doorways and working away when somebody apparently fired photographs,” Awosiyan stated.
Awosiyan stated one particular person was detained on the scene of the capturing and was being questioned, however no expenses have been filed.
A ten-year-old boy was shot and critically injured in Houston, Texas, August 30, 2025, after allegedly banging on a neighbor’s door in what police imagine was a part of a trending social media prank generally known as the “Door Kicking Problem,” authorities stated.
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The injured baby, who was out committing the prank with buddies, was handled on the scene by the Houston Fireplace Division and brought to a close-by hospital, the place he was in vital situation on Sunday afternoon, Awosiyan stated.
The investigation continued on Sunday, however police launched no further particulars.
The prank allegedly dedicated in Houston is much like what’s being dubbed the “Door Kicking Problem,” a nationwide pattern based mostly on an outdated prank known as “Ding Dong Ditch,” during which teams of children file movies of themselves kicking and banging on doorways of houses and flats earlier than working away after which posting the movies on social media platforms similar to TikTok.
In July, a 58-year-old Texas home-owner was arrested and charged with aggravated assault when he allegedly fired a number of rounds at a car fleeing his house in Frisco after somebody banged on the entrance door, in accordance with a press release from the Frisco Police Division.
The driving force of the automobile that was shot at round 10:50 p.m. on July 28 and two passengers contacted police to file a grievance, exhibiting officers three bullet holes within the car, in accordance with police.
“Nevertheless, throughout subsequent interviews, all admitted to ding, dong, ditching in a random neighborhood once they have been confronted by a male with a firearm,” the Frisco police stated in a statement.
In June, police in Chandler, Arizona, released video footage of a gaggle of juveniles committing the “Door Kicking Problem,” alleging the group pulled the prank on the identical house no less than 18 instances, prompting the home-owner to maneuver out.
“Let’s be clear: These ‘pranks’ can have critical penalties and result in expenses similar to felony harm, disorderly conduct, or harassment,” the Chandler Police Division stated in a message to oldsters locally. “Mother and father — please take a second to speak along with your youngsters. Know the place they’re, who they’re with, and what they’re doing.”
Police in Fort Value, Texas, posted an analogous neighborhood message in Might after receiving greater than 20 complaints of younger folks committing the “Door Kicking Problem.”
“It may be mistaken as an tried break-in, doubtlessly prompting harmful or defensive responses from householders…,’ the Fort Value Police Division stated in a press release. “What could appear to be a prank may end up in very actual bother and/or hazard.”
