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 Road in southeast Houston, Shay Awosiyan, a spokesman for the Houston Police Division, advised ABC Information on Sunday.
“A ten-year-old was apparently knocking on neighbors’ doorways and operating away when somebody apparently fired pictures,” Awosiyan stated.
Awosiyan stated one particular person was detained on the scene of the capturing and was being questioned, however no fees 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 often known as the “Door Kicking Problem,” authorities stated.
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The injured youngster, who was out committing the prank with associates, was handled on the scene by the Houston Hearth 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 extra particulars.
The prank allegedly dedicated in Houston is just like what’s being dubbed the “Door Kicking Problem,” a nationwide development based mostly on an previous prank known as “Ding Dong Ditch,” wherein teams of youngsters file movies of themselves kicking and banging on doorways of houses and flats earlier than operating away after which posting the movies on social media platforms reminiscent of TikTok.
In July, a 58-year-old Texas house owner was arrested and charged with aggravated assault when he allegedly fired a number of rounds at a car fleeing his dwelling in Frisco after somebody banged on the entrance door, in accordance with an announcement from the Frisco Police Division.
The driving force of the automotive that was shot at round 10:50 p.m. on July 28 and two passengers contacted police to file a grievance, displaying officers three bullet holes within the car, in accordance with police.
“Nonetheless, throughout subsequent interviews, all admitted to ding, dong, ditching in a random neighborhood after they had 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 bunch of juveniles committing the “Door Kicking Problem,” alleging the group pulled the prank on the identical dwelling not less than 18 occasions, prompting the house owner to maneuver out.
“Let’s be clear: These ‘pranks’ can have critical penalties and result in fees reminiscent of felony harm, disorderly conduct, or harassment,” the Chandler Police Division stated in a message to oldsters in the neighborhood. “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 the same group message in Might after receiving greater than 20 complaints of younger individuals committing the “Door Kicking Problem.”
“It may be mistaken as an tried break-in, probably prompting harmful or defensive responses from owners…,’ the Fort Value Police Division stated in an announcement. “What might look like a prank can lead to very actual hassle and/or hazard.”
