A popular childhood prank has cost a Virginia teen his life. Michael Bosworth Jr., a senior at Massaponax High School, was shot dead May 3 while doing “ding dong ditch pranks,” his friend—who was ...

Teens playing ding dong ditch in a stunt for clicks on TikTok faced a hail of bullets after the home’s resident opened up fire, killing one and injuring another, cops in Virginia say. Now the resident ...

A 58-year-old man was arrested after allegedly firing several rounds at a vehicle carrying three people he believed were behind a “ding-dong ditch” prank outside his home last month, police said. ALSO ...

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Three teens who were shot at during an alleged home burglary were attempting to “Ding Dong Ditch” for TikTok, a search warrant obtained by DC News Now Thursday ...

Virginia teenagers said they were recording a ding-dong ditch prank for a TikTok video when a homeowner opened fire, killing an 18-year-old boy. The homeowner, Tyler Chase Butler, was arrested on ...

Frisco Police are warning all parents and teenagers after a social media prank nearly ended in tragedy. Aptly called the “Ding-Dong Door Challenge” (or a variation of the name), the TikTok prank of ...

Editor’s note (Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 4 p.m. ET) The homeowner was arrested on a murder charge, the sheriff’s office said in an update Tuesday. Go here for updates. An 18-year-old high school senior ...

The news of an 11-year-old Houston boy who was gunned down while fleeing a neighbor’s residence in a game of “ding dong ditch” hit home for former Harris County Chief Prosecutor Murray Newman. Newman, ...