HOUSTON – A prank that led to an 11-year-old boy being shot to death in Houston’s Eastside has left many questions unanswered.

INITIAL REPORT: Suspect detained after 11-year-old shot in back during ‘ding-dong ditch’ prank dies

KPRC 2 has reached out to the Houston Police Department throughout the day, and as of this writing, there is no word on whether the shooter has been charged after he was taken into custody and released on Monday.

During a news conference Monday night, detectives with HPD said they don’t believe this was a self-defense case; they believe it would warrant a murder charge.

This case has sparked a lot of conversation about the Castle Doctrine in Texas, which is a part of the state’s self-defense laws.

The Castle Doctrine in Texas lets you use force, even dead

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