Gonzalo Leon Jr., accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old Julian Guzman during a “ding dong ditch” prank in Houston last month, was indicted by a Harris County grand jury on a charge of first-degree murder. He also had his bond amount raised.

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Bond raised to $1.3 million for Houston man accused of killing 11-year-old boy over prank

Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, was indicted on a murder charge in connection to the late-August shooting death of Julian Guzman, who was shot in the back during a door-knocking prank, police say. Leon also has been charged with two lesser crimes.

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Defense attorneys for Gonzalo Leon Jr., who is accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old Julian Guzman during a “ding dong ditch” prank in Houston last month, asked Judge Emily Detoto on Wednesday to lower Leon’s $1 million bond.

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Houston man accused of killing 11-year-old boy over prank asks judge for lower bond amount

Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, who is charged with murder in the late-August shooting death of Julian Guzman after a "ding dong ditch" prank, has been held in the Harris County Jail on a $1 million bond.

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A Houston Police Department spokesperson says a gun-related arrest made the night Gonzalo Leon Jr. allegedly shot and killed 11-year old Julian Guzman during a "ding dong ditch" prank last month was an unrelated incident.

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Gun-related arrest near site of 11-year-old boy’s shooting was unrelated, Houston police say

A defense attorney for Gonzalo Leon Jr., the man accused of killing Julian Guzman in late August, said Monday he planned to file a court motion in which he alleges an “older cousin” of Guzman’s was arrested for unlawfully carrying a gun at the scene of the shooting. But a Houston Police Department spokesperson called it a coincidence and said the department has no evidence the man arrested is related to Guzman or knew him.

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Bail set at $1 million for Houston man accused of killing 11-year-old boy over door-knocking prank

Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, appeared before Judge Emily Detoto during a bail hearing Wednesday. Leon is charged with murder in the death of Julian Guzman, who was shot in the back late Saturday night in East Houston.

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