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A man from Miami, Juan Francisco Carranzawas arrested on Wednesday for allegedly grabbing a kid’s pistol while playing ding-dong-ditch.
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A Miami man allegedly took a child over a game of Ding-Dong-Ditch
A ding-dong ditch game in Miami, Florida, ended with a man arrested and a child injured. Juan Francisco Carranza was arrested on Wednesday, October 28, for allegedly raping a juvenile, according to CBS News. The child was reportedly playing ding-dong ditch with friends on Thursday, October 22, when the confrontation took place.
Deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office were called to a residence on Friday, October 23, regarding the reported incident. Once there, two children said they were playing ding-dong-ditch — a game in which children knock on doors and run — with a group of friends at about 7:35 p.m. After that, a man identified as Francisco Carranza later got out and approached the group with a gun. In addition, he demanded to know which child was older while waving the gun in their faces, according to WSVN.
The youths said that Francisco Carranza hit one of them in the head with the butt of the gun when they did not respond.
Child reported requiring multiple stitches
It is said that Francisco Carranza hit the child on the left side of the head, near their left ear. The injury reportedly required several hospital stays. Francisco Carranza was subsequently arrested Wednesday night near his home on Southwest 161st Place.
Deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office claim that the 32-year-old man partially confessed to the incident. However, he did not answer when asked if he had a gun at the time of the incident. He faces felony child abuse with great bodily harm and aggravated assault with a firearm charges. In addition, his bond was set at $10,000.
Virginia Ding-Dong-Ditch game ends in death
The Shade Room reported that a ding-dong ditch game turned deadly in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Michael Bosworth Jr. playing ding-dong ditch with friends. In addition, the children were kicking in Tyler Chase Butler’s door and slamming his garage door. Butler was living with his mother and he thought they had been robbed. After that, he shot three of the teenagers, who were completing the TikTok challenge. Bosworth Jr. died. from his injuries, and Butler was convicted of second-degree murder in August 2026, according to NBC4 Washington. In addition, he was convicted of attempted second-degree murder for shooting two of Bosworth’s friends. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Friday, October 30.
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