A ten-year-old Texas boy was shot and critically injured when he allegedly tried a door-knocking prank on a neighbor, police mentioned.
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, instructed ABC Information on Sunday.
“A ten-year-old was apparently knocking on neighbors’ doorways and operating away when somebody apparently fired photographs,” Awosiyan mentioned.
Awosiyan mentioned one particular person was detained on the scene of the capturing 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 generally known as the “Door Kicking Problem,” authorities mentioned.
Kali9/Getty Photographs/iStockphoto
The injured baby, who was out committing the prank with mates, was handled on the scene by the Houston Fireplace Division and brought to a close-by hospital, the place he was in crucial situation on Sunday afternoon, Awosiyan mentioned.
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 primarily based on an previous prank known as “Ding Dong Ditch,” by which teams of youngsters report movies of themselves kicking and banging on doorways of properties and flats earlier than operating away after which posting the movies on social media platforms comparable 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 automobile fleeing his dwelling 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 automotive that was shot at round 10:50 p.m. on July 28 and two passengers contacted police to file a criticism, displaying officers three bullet holes within the automobile, in accordance 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 mentioned 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 a minimum of 18 occasions, prompting the home-owner to maneuver out.
“Let’s be clear: These ‘pranks’ can have critical penalties and result in prices comparable to legal injury, disorderly conduct, or harassment,” the Chandler Police Division mentioned in a message to folks 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 an identical neighborhood message in Could 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 Value Police Division mentioned in a press release. “What might appear to be a prank can lead to very actual bother and/or hazard.”
