HOUSTON (KIAH) - An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday.

Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, was charged with murder according to Harris County jail records. He was booked early Tuesday into the Harris County Jail. A judge granted his bond at $1 million at his hearing, which took place Wednesday morning.

During the hearing, a child witness was very specific about where the shooting took place, stating that Leon Jr. came from inside of his home during the shooting and stopped near a stop sign as he continued to shoot.

According to the defendant's attorney, Leon Jr. is a disabled Army veteran and has been married for five years with one child.

The attorney said the defendant exercised his constitutional righ

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