Police warn parents about dangerous ‘door kick challenge’ in Florida

Florida police issued a warning after a group of minors took part in the “Door Kick Challenge”, a social media trend aimed at frightening the owners.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Bureau said in an article on Facebook that five juvenile suspects were walking in a neighborhood in Riverview, Florida, when two of them approached a house. The officials said that one of the individuals, who wore a ski mask, had kicked the front door and pulled an airsoft pistol.

The minors then fled the area.

The deputies said that the “challenge for kicking door” could turn into a dangerous situation and encouraged parents to speak to their children.

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Bureau said five minors were walking around Riverview, Florida. (Sheriff’s Bureau of Hillsborough County)

“The Door Kick Challenge is a farce circulating on social networks. #Teamhcso asks parents to speak to their children about this dangerous trend, which could end with a tragedy,” said the Hillsborough County Sheriff.

The video published by the Hillsborough County Sheriff Bureau shows that an individual approaching the front door before giving it several times, pulling an airsoft pistol and then fleeing the area.

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office said one of the minors approached a house, kicked the door and pulled an air pistol. (Sheriff’s Bureau of Hillsborough County)

Titania Jordan, CMO and head of the Chief Parents of Bark Technologies, a parental control application, previously told Fox News Digital that adolescents made this social media trend to attract attention.

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Minors could be seen fleeing the region. (Sheriff’s Bureau of Hillsborough County)

“This kind of content will get likes. It will get comments. It will get shares. It will encourage children to try to imitate it because it is a weight – they gain weight of their peers because of this,” said Jordan. “Any challenge like this, children don’t think:” Is this the right thing to do? Is it sure? “They think:” I want validation “and the children will be killed.

Audrey Conklin de Fox News contributed to this report.