"In my opinion, it doesn't look like any type of self-defense. It wasn't close to the house."
"became bored and wanted to ring doorbells, or play 'ding dong ditch,'"
"Homeowners have no way of knowing it's 'just a prank,'"
"Our witness says the suspect came out of the door, ran out into the street and was firing down the road,"
Police charged 42-year-old Gonzalo Leon Jr. with murder after 11-year-old Julian Guzman was fatally shot in Houston following a door-knocking prank. Guzman and a cousin reportedly knocked on Leon's door and ran away; on a later knock Leon emerged with a pistol, fired once into the ground, then raised the gun and fired at the children. Guzman was struck and later died. Leon was booked into the Harris County Jail. A probable cause affidavit includes the cousin's statement and notes an initial account that Guzman rang a doorbell, later corrected to knocking. Police departments have warned that such pranks can be dangerous.
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