DALLAS — A man was arrested on Tuesday for shooting and killing an 11-year-old Texas boy who was playing a “ding dong ditch” game with his friends in Houston, according to a news release from Houston police.

Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, was booked into the Harris County jail and is facing a murder charge, the release said.

On Saturday night, officers responded to a shooting call in the 9700 block of Racine Street and learned a boy was shot, the release said.

Julian Guzman, 11, was transported to a local hospital, where he died the next day, officials said.

“Officers were told that Guzman was ringing doorbells of homes in the area and running away,” the release said.

A witness told police that the juvenile victim was running from a house after ringing the doorbell right before he was shot.

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