Southern Idaho Teen Shot While Doorbell Ditching: One Arrested

Pranks tend to go wrong sometimes. The riskier ones are the ones where the victim is a stranger to the prankster.

I think of all the dumb pranks I pulled with friends growing up that could have horribly backfired. Some of them could have gotten my friends and I arrested, or even worse.

Growing up with a brother five years older than me introduced me to mischief at an early age. Toilet papering homes, egging cars, damaging mailboxes, and stealing tire caps were all pranks people I grew up with pulled routinely. Property damage and theft should not be considered pranks because they are crimes.

Teen Shot In Southern Idaho While Ding-Dong-Ditching

Approaching a stranger's home after dark is taking a huge risk nowadays because so many people have cameras and guns. If I got an alert on my phone in the middle of the night and saw a stranger approaching my front door, I, too, might grab a weapon.

One man was arrested over the weekend in Boise for shooting a 15-year-old who was doorbell ditching his home, according to a report from KTVB 7. The present condition of the teen is not known, but the homeowner has been arrested, according to KTVB 7.

Another prank that has homeowners on edge lately is known as the 'door kick challenge,' in which people walk up to homes and forcefully kick front doors after dark.

Police advise against taking part in any of these pranks.

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