Current Events > Teen shot in 'ding, dong, ditch' prank gone wrong

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A Maine man was arrested after he allegedly shot at a group of teenagers playing ding-dong-ditch, injuring one of them.

Deputies responded to Harrison around 1 a.m. Saturday after numerous reports of gunshots and screaming. Deputies arrived on scene to find blood on the roadway, as a teen walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound.
Just happened to turn over in bed and saw the time, it was 1 a.m. Then, I heard a gunshot, and I know its not hunting season, neighbor Corinne Martin said.

Authorities say a group of teens were playing a prank called ding-dong-ditch at several houses in the area. At the fourth house, the homeowner allegedly opened fire with a 9 mm handgun, firing about 14 rounds and hitting one of the teens in the leg.

The teen went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

In my mind, the kids should not have been doing what they were doing. However, the individual bringing a firearm and shooting at kids while theyre fleeing is obviously a problem, as well, said Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce.

Authorities identified the homeowner as 30-year-old Vincent Martin. He is facing multiple charges, including assault and reckless conduct with a firearm.

People are construing the fact that they can defend their residence, their family, et cetera and maybe taking it a little over the limit in this particular case.

Were living in a world where it just seems like everybody is on edge, Joyce said.

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Although ding-dong-ditch is not illegal, the sheriff says theres still a lesson to be learned here.

This innocent prank needs to be put on a shelf somewhere and never visited again, he said.

Martins bail was set at $5,000. A judge ordered him not to use or purchase firearms or ammunition and not to have any contact with the teens involved in the incident.

Just happened to turn over in bed and saw the time, it was 1 a.m. Then, I heard a gunshot, and I know its not hunting season, neighbor Corinne Martin said.

Reminds me of https://apnews.com/article/california-murder-trial-ding-dong-ditch-a674a48fa95f2e6c79fdd5540523c10f

On the flip side, imagine a group of people knocking on your door at 1 am.

That doesn't seem very smart. Obviously this guy shouldn't have shot at people fleeing, but it's hard to be too surprised.

Why is it always a bald dude with a beard?

So they rang the doorbell and ran. And that required gunshots why? Like even if you expect to defend your house, a home invader is not going to ring your doorbell.

On the flip side, imagine a group of people knocking on your door at 1 am.

That doesn't seem very smart. Obviously this guy shouldn't have shot at people fleeing, but it's hard to be too surprised.

A minor inconvenience

Not wrong, though.

When someone knocks on your door at 1 am, there is no assurance whatsoever that it will only be "a minor inconvenience."

It's suspicious behavior and it puts people on edge.

So they rang the doorbell and ran. And that required gunshots why? Like even if you expect to defend your house, a home invader is not going to ring your doorbell.

On the flip side, imagine a group of people knocking on your door at 1 am.

That doesn't seem very smart. Obviously this guy shouldn't have shot at people fleeing, but it's hard to be too surprised.

Should be a count of attempted murder for each member of the group or each bullet fired; whichever is higher. A gun is a weapon and needs to be treated as such; every time you fire it you need to understand someone might die because of it. Luckily the dipshit was a horrible shot and only managed to hit one time out of fourteen, but he shouldn't get a lighter sentence because of that; the attempt was made.

When someone knocks on your door at 1 am, there is no assurance whatsoever that it will only be "a minor inconvenience."

It's suspicious behavior and it puts people on edge.

Not wrong, though.

Yeah man totally a reason to open fire wantonly on people who are fleeing!

I understand that you might not have read my initial post, but I also disapprove of the guy shooting at them. That's criminal behavior and I'm not arguing that he should get away with it.

I just think there are certain behaviors that one shouldn't undergo, because we already know by now that crazy people are out there and they might shoot you for knocking on their door at 1 am.

So just...try to avoid doing that.

Never change

I swear people jump way too quick to using their gun instead of asking themselves if there is any danger.

I just think there are certain behaviors that one shouldn't undergo, because we already know by now that crazy people are out there and they might shoot you for knocking on their door at 1 am.