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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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James Liddell

Boy, 11, shot dead after ‘ding dong ditch’ prank goes horribly wrong

An 11-year-old boy has died after being shot multiple times while playing “ding, dong, ditch” on a Houston resident, police say.

The child and several of his friends ran from door to door pressing buzzers trying to evade residents who answered, in the east area of the city on Saturday evening, cops said.

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