Overview

• Harris County records identify the suspect as Leon Gonzalo Jr., 42, who was booked Tuesday on a murder charge in the Aug. 30 shooting.
• Police say several children were ringing doorbells on Racine Street just before 11 p.m. when someone came outside and opened fire as they ran away.
• A witness reported the 11-year-old was shot in the back; he was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead the following day.
• Officers initially detained a person for questioning and released him, then executed a search warrant, seizing several rifles and handguns and gathering surveillance footage.
• The Houston Police Department is working with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office as the case proceeds, part of a broader surge in doorbell-prank incidents that have led to charges in Virginia and a California murder conviction.