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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Juan A. Lozano

Houston man charged with murder in shooting of 11-year-old boy after doorbell prank

Fatal Doorbell Prank - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Police have charged a Houston man with murder in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who rang the doorbell of a home and ran away as a prank, police said Tuesday.

The 42-year-old man, identified by authorities as Gonzalo Leon Jr., was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail in Houston early Tuesday. On local property records, Leon matches the name of the owner of the home where police say the boy rang the doorbell.

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