The Houston homeowner charged with gunning down an 11-year-old boy over a “ding-dong-ditch” prank is now charged with capital murder as horrifying new details in the case emerge.

Gonzalo Leon Jr. appeared in court on Sept. 3 for a hearing after being charged with murder and accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old Julian Guzman. Leon will be held on a $1 million bond, and there is a possibility that he will face more serious charges.

New details emerged in the investigation of a shooting in Houston over the weekend that killed an 11-year-old boy playing a prank.

HOUSTON ( KIAH) – Gonzalo Leon Jr., the man accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old Julian Guzman in Houston Sunday night over what has been described as a game of “ding dong ditch,” appeared in court on Wednesday.

A Houston man has been charged after allegedly fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who rang the man’s doorbell while playing “ding dong ditch,” the game of ringing a stranger's doorbell or knocking on their door and then running away.

Gonzalo Leon Jr., a 42-year-old U.S. Army Veteran in Houston, Texas, has been charged after fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy, identified as Julián Guzman, in a door-knocking prank gone wrong. RELATED: Army Football Player Risks His Life To Save Man From Burning Car In NY The Fatal Shooting Of Julián Guzman The incident unfolded late

At least 20 firearms, including several AR-style rifles, have been seized by police from the home of a Texas military veteran charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who banged on his door and ran as part of a prank,

A Houston man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who was playing a door-knocking prank is being held on a $1 million bond and could face upgraded charges.