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 taking pictures 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, informed ABC Information on Sunday.
“A ten-year-old was apparently knocking on neighbors’ doorways and working away when somebody apparently fired pictures,” Awosiyan stated.
Awosiyan stated one individual was detained on the scene of the taking pictures and was being questioned, however no prices 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 called 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 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 extra particulars.
The prank allegedly dedicated in Houston is just like what’s being dubbed the “Door Kicking Problem,” a nationwide pattern based mostly on an previous prank referred to as “Ding Dong Ditch,” through which teams of youngsters report 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 comparable to 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 automobile fleeing his residence in Frisco after somebody banged on the entrance door, in line 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 automobile, in line with police.
“Nonetheless, throughout subsequent interviews, all admitted to ding, dong, ditching in a random neighborhood after 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 residence at the least 18 instances, prompting the house owner to maneuver out.
“Let’s be clear: These ‘pranks’ can have critical penalties and result in prices comparable to legal harm, disorderly conduct, or harassment,” the Chandler Police Division stated in a message to oldsters locally. “Dad and mom — please take a second to speak along with your kids. Know the place they’re, who they’re with, and what they’re doing.”
Police in Fort Price, 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, probably prompting harmful or defensive responses from owners…,’ the Fort Price Police Division stated in an announcement. “What might seem to be a prank can lead to very actual bother and/or hazard.”
