An 11-year-old boy has died after being shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank in Houston on Saturday night. The victim and several other kids were ringing doorbells and running from multiple homes in an east Houston neighborhood. As the boy ran from a house on Racine Street just before 2300 HRS, someone chased after him and shot him in the back. The boy was transported to hospital and was later pronounced dead. One person was detained at the scene for questioning and has since been released. Investigators are reviewing surveillance video and working with the Harris County DA's Office on possible charges. "It'll more than likely be a murder charge," Sgt. Michael Cass, a homicide detective with the HPD, noting the boy's death does not appear to involve self-defense because the shooting "wasn't close to the house."

In an average year, 4,330 people die and 7,726 are wounded by guns in the Lone Star State. Texas firearm licenses in 2021: 1,006,555; 45.7% of Texans say they live in homes with guns. Firearms are the leading cause of death for children in the US, exceeding car crashes and cancer. Source: Johns Hopkins University. The Hamilton County Sheriff in Indiana posted this warning about this dangerous and idiotic TitTok prank: PSA Facebook.