Teen ‘ding-dong-ditch’ prankster shot by Maine resident

A Maine man was arrested early Saturday morning after shooting and injuring a teenage prankster who knocked on his door and ran in a ‘ding-dong-ditch’ game gone wrong, police said.

Vincent Martin, 30, of Harrison faces charges of aggravated assault, and reckless conduct, among other charges, according to a press statement from Capt. Kerry Joyce of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.

Just after 1 a.m., law enforcement received numerous reports of shots fired and alleged screaming heard in the area of Waterford Road and Depot Street, Joyce said. Soon after, Bridgton Hospital reported a walk-in patient suffering a gunshot wound.

Police later identified that person as a teenager who played a game of ‘ding-dong-ditch’ on Martin’s home at 91 Waterford Road and ran away. Martin, however, answered the door and shot at the teens several times, striking one in the calf, Joyce said.

Martin is being held on $10,000 bond at the Cumberland County Jail.