Suspect charged with murder for fatally shooting 11-year-old boy playing ding-dong-ditch
A suspect has been charged in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was playing “ding dong ditch” in Harris County, Texas.
Leon Gonzalo Jr. was booked into jail on Tuesday morning and charged with murder, according to Harris County court records reviewed by CNN. His address matches the home where the 11-year-old was shot and killed on Saturday evening. Witnesses said the boy was running away when he was shot.
“A witness says someone ran out of that house and was shooting at the kids running down the street, and unfortunately, sadly enough, one of the boys, who was 11 years old, was shot in the back,” HPD Homicide Detective Sgt. Michael Cass told KHOU 11.
Local emergency crews took the boy to a nearby hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds. He died on Sunday afternoon.
Police initially detained someone at the scene for questioning, but they were later released. Police also said they seized several rifles and handguns as evidence from the home while executing a search warrant.
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