NBC 5 sat down with the parents of two boys who were involved in a so-called ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ prank that almost ended in tragedy in January 2024.

They agreed to share their account as long as their identities and their children’s identities were protected.

NBC 5 is also not identifying the man arrested and charged in the incident because a grand jury declined to indict him in this case.

The story, both parents say, will hopefully lead to honest conversations with their teens and for armed homeowners to think twice about their actions.

The bullet pierced their 4Runner,  shot through a golf bag inside, and then thankfully, embedded itself inside a basketball.

One of the parents placed the deflated ball on a kitchen table for the interview as a reminder of the fatal consequences the soc

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