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Man charged with murder in deadly "ding-dong ditch" shooting in Houston
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Gonzalo Leon Jr. was charged with murder in the deadly shooting of 11-year-old Julian Guzman, who was playing "ding dong ditch" Saturday in east Houston.
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11-year-old fatally shot after ‘ding dong ditching’ in Houston, police say
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Man charged with murder in deadly "ding-dong ditch" shooting in Houston
CNN, ONSCENE, KHOU By Karina Tsui, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old has died after he was shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank in Houston, police said, the latest tragic example of a TikTok trend authorities have been warning parents about in a case that could yield a murder charge.
Gonzalo Leon Jr. was charged with murder in the deadly shooting of 11-year-old Julian Guzman, who was playing "ding dong ditch" Saturday in east Houston.
An 11-year-old in Houston is dead after reportedly being shot by a homeowner while playing a "ding-dong ditch" prank; ringing a doorbell, running away, and then being shot in the back.
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder after a “ding dong ditch” shooting left an 11-year-old Houston boy dead Saturday, the latest example of a TikTok trend that has led to the deaths of children. Leon Gonzalo Jr.
(CNN) — A Houston man is accused of murdering an 11-year-old boy after a “ding dong ditch” shooting Saturday – the latest example of a trend that has left children dead. Leon Gonzalo Jr., 42, was booked into jail Tuesday morning, Harris County court records show.
Leon Gonzalo Jr., 42, has been charged with murder for the deadly shooting of an 11-year-old boy who police say was killed while playing “ding dong ditch" in Houston over the weekend.
Police say 42-year-old Gonzalo Leon Jr. shot and killed a child playing "ding dong ditch" with his friends. Officials say it happened around 11:00 p.m. Central Saturday.
Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, is accused of gunning down 11-year-old Julian Guzman just moments after the child rang the doorbell of his Houston home late Saturday night.
A Houston man has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who was playing a game of "ding-dong ditch."Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, was booked Tuesday in the Harris County jail in connection with the Saturday night shooting, according to jail records.
DALLAS — A man was arrested on Tuesday for shooting and killing an 11-year-old Texas boy who was playing a “ding dong ditch” game with his friends in Houston, according to a news release from Houston
An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed over the Labor Day weekend while playing a ding-dong ditch prank with friends in East Houston, according to police.
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