Houston Man Charged With Murder After Child Is Killed During 'ding-dong Ditch' Game

A Houston man has been charged pinch execution aft allegedly fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who was playing a crippled of "ding-dong ditch."

Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, was booked Tuesday successful nan Harris County jailhouse successful relationship pinch nan Saturday nighttime shooting, according to jailhouse records. It's not clear if he has obtained an attorney.

Investigators told NBC connection KPRC of Houston that a group of children was playing nan crippled — wherever personification rings a doorbell aliases knocks loudly connected a doorway and past runs distant — astatine a location successful Houston’s Eastside erstwhile nan 11-year-old boy was shot.

"Officers were told nan antheral was ringing doorbells of homes successful nan area and moving away. A witnesser stated nan antheral was moving from a house, aft ringing nan doorbell, conscionable anterior to suffering a gunshot wound," nan Harris County District Attorney’s Office said successful a news release.

The shooting was reported astir an hr earlier midnight. The child, whose personality has not been released, was pronounced dormant connected Sunday astatine nan hospital.

The territory attorney’s agency said officers detained 1 personification astatine nan segment for questioning and past released nan person.