Texans have the right to defend themselves and their property, but they don’t get to shoot a child in the back for playing a prank, victims’ advocates said this week.

The Houston community was shaken by the story of 11-year-old Julian Guzman, who was shot on August 30 while fleeing after ringing doorbells in a game of “ding dong ditch” in his East Houston neighborhood. Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday and is being held on a $1 million bond in the Harris County Jail.

Isabella Carrascal, a Houston native and volunteer with the anti-gun violence advocacy group Students Demand Action at the University of Texas, said a prank shouldn’t be a death sentence.

“This 11-year-old was doing what we’ve been hoping kids these days would do: playing outside, lau

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