HOUSTON — The Army veteran accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old Julian Guzman while the child was playing “ding dong ditch” with his cousin appeared in court Wednesday morning for a bond hearing.

The hearing lasted only a few minutes inside the 177th District Court, but it set the tone for a case now drawing national attention.

Bond set at $1 million

Judge DeToto set bond at $1 million for 42-year-old Gonzalo Leon Jr., who is charged with murder.

Leon appeared in a jail jumpsuit with hand and leg shackles as prosecutors argued for the high bond, saying the allegations involve “someone intentionally killing an 11-year-old for knocking on their door.”

District Attorney Sean Teare called the case “tragic” and “brutal.”

“When you have an 11-year-old shot in the back and murdered, I

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