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Coverage dated August 31, 2025

11-year-old fatally shot after ringing doorbell and running from Houston home, officials say

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

The boy was playing "doorbell ditch," a game where someone rings a doorbell and runs away, police said. A person was questioned and released.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    11-year-old fatally shot after ringing doorbell and running from Houston home, officials say (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The boy was playing "doorbell ditch," a game where someone rings a doorbell and runs away, police said. A person was questioned and released.

  2. New York Post

    11-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed by Texas homeowner while playing ‘ding dong ditch’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An 11-year-old Texas boy was playing the doorbell prank with a group of friends around 11 p.m. when he was gunned down on Racine Street in Houston after knocking on a door and running away, the Houston Police Department said in a statement.

  3. The Guardian

    Boy, 11, shot dead after playing doorbell-ringing prank in Houston, police say (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Boy struck several times as he and friends played ‘ding-dong ditch’ which involves ringing a doorbell and running

  4. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Police: 11-year-old fatally shot after ‘ding dong ditch’ doorbell-ringing prank (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday.

  5. BNO News

    11-year-old fatally shot while ringing doorbells in Houston (opens BNO News)

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    An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after ringing doorbells in a neighborhood and running away, according to police. The shooting happened at around 10:55 p.m. on Saturday in the 9700 block of Racine Street, according to Houston city officials.

  6. WHEC Rochester

    11-year-old boy fatally shot in Houston after 'ding dong ditch' doorbell-ringing prank, police say (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Houston police say an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away. Police said Sunday the boy apparently was playing “ding dong ditch” — a prank in which a person rings a doorbell and flees before the door is opened.

  7. CBS News

    11-year-old boy shot and killed while playing (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police say an 11-year-old boy died Sunday after he was shot playing the "ding dong ditch" doorbell-ringing prank in east Houston.

  8. WMUR

    Bboy fatally shot after 'ding dong ditch' doorbell-ringing prank (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Police in Texas say an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away

  9. Newsweek

    11-year-old Texas boy shot dead during game of ding-dong-ditch (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A witness said the child was hit in the back as he and others fled the property.

  10. Fox2 Detroit

    11-year-old shot dead playing ding-dong-ditch in Houston (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Police say the child rang a doorbell and ran away from the home, then was shot.

  11. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Prank ends tragically: 11-year-old shot in Houston (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank involving doorbell ringing. Police investigation underway.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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