SOUTHERN INDIANA – Police departments across Southern Indiana are issuing urgent warnings to parents and students about a hazardous social media trend known as the “Door Kick Challenge” that has put local homes—and the participating juveniles—at extreme risk.

The challenge, which circulates on platforms like TikTok, involves teens approaching random residential doors and attempting to kick them in while often carrying airsoft guns (replica firearms that shoot small plastic BBs). It is happening at multiple residences not only in Indiana but across the nation.

The escalating nature of the prank carries severe consequences:

If the door is forced open, participants may enter the home, fire the airsoft gun rapidly, and then flee.

If the door holds, police warn the teens may wait and sho

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