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Eugene

(66,279 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:22 PM Monday

11-year-old dies after being shot while 'ding dong ditching' in Houston, police say

Source: KHOU

11-year-old boy dies after being shot while playing ding-dong-ditch, Houston police say

When asked about potential charges, Sgt. Michael Cass said the circumstances don’t appear to support a self-defense claim.

Author: Sammy Turner, Orko Manna
Published: 6:28 AM CDT August 31, 2025
Updated: 5:22 AM CDT September 1, 2025

HOUSTON — An 11-year-old boy is dead after police say he was shot during a “ding-dong-ditch” prank in east Houston late Saturday night.

The shooting happened around 11 p.m. near Mimbrough and Fidelity streets, just east of the East Loop.

Houston police said the boy and a group of kids had been ringing doorbells in the neighborhood when they knocked at one home. That’s when, according to witnesses, someone came out of the house and started shooting at the children as they 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,” said HPD Homicide Detective Sgt. Michael Cass.

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11-year-old dies after being shot while 'ding dong ditching' in Houston, police say (Original Post) Eugene Monday OP

We knew that was a dangerous game to play DURHAM D Monday #1

yeah. annoying the crap out of (usually anonymous) people ... stopdiggin Monday #2

It is no longer safe to irritate males in our society. Irish_Dem Monday #3

My contempt for so many gun owners runneth over (not all, but MANY) hlthe2b Monday #4

DURHAM D

(32,931 posts)

1. We knew that was a dangerous game to play

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:32 PM

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70 years ago. Why are they doing that now?

stopdiggin

(14,319 posts)

2. yeah. annoying the crap out of (usually anonymous) people ...

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:27 PM

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With the intention being drawing reaction and ire ... - And then - "Oops - gosh - didn't think THAT would happen ..!"
(and in actuality - the kids, at least those that survived - are really kind of thrilled and delighted in this outcome ... - - momentarily famous ... )

And, yeah - there were cranks with guns, even back 70 years ago. But then - collectively - we hadn't watched nearly as many Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steven Seagal - 'good guy takes law into ..' - "avenges .. ' - episodes back then.

Irish_Dem

(73,722 posts)

3. It is no longer safe to irritate males in our society.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:48 PM

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They will shot you dead with little provocation or just for fun.

hlthe2b

(111,169 posts)

4. My contempt for so many gun owners runneth over (not all, but MANY)

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:58 PM

Monday

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