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

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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