An 18-year-old boy from Houston has been charged with manslaughter after police say he shot and killed his best friend while performing the 'No Lackin Challenge' last month.
According to a statement from the Houston Police Department, on the night of December 11, Christian Estes-Johnson, 19, was hanging out at his home in the 6000 block of Ivy Knoll with Mohamad Alajil, 18, when the pair decided to play a game, in which one person pulls a loaded gun on the other who, in turn, is expected to produce his own loaded gun.
Police say Alajil pointed a semi-automatic pistol at Estes-Johnson, who trained an AR-15 on Alajil.
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Mohamad Alajil, 18 (left), has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the December 11 shooting death of his best friend, 19-year-old Christian Estes-Johnson (right)
Police say the shooting occurred on the night of December 11 at Estes-Johnson's home in Houston (pictured), where he and Alajil were doing the 'No Lackin Challenge'
At some point, Alajil stretched out his arm and the trigger was pulled, causing the pistol to discharge a round that struck Estes-Johnson in the head.
After the 19-year-old collapsed dead, Alajil reportedly dropped the weapon an fled, despite attempts by the victim’s two brothers to stop him.
When first interviewed by police, Alajil falsely claimed that he and Estes-Johnson had gotten into an argument and that he shot his friend in self-defense.
The 18-year-old later changed his story, admitting that he and the victim were doing the Internet 'No Lacking Challenge.'
The online fad, which has been making the rounds on social media for more than a year, shows young people pulling guns on one another and filming the response.
Alajil was arrested on Wednesday and had his bond set at $250,000, after prosecutors argued that the Syrian national was a flight risk
Shyra Estes-Johnson (left) believes Alajil had come into their home planning to kill and rob her brother Christian (right)
The 19-year-old played football and basketball in high school, was an active member of a Christian group and wanted to enlist in the US Army
Participants are not supposed to fire on one another.
The term refers to 'lacking' a gun, and the challenge is presented as a way to test the readiness of an individual should they need a firearm to protect themselves.
On Wednesday, three weeks after the fatal shooting in Houston, police arrested Alajil on a charge of second-degree manslaughter.
Estes-Johnson’s sister told KTRK the family are convinced that Alajil intended to kill Christian and that he should have faced more serious charges.
‘I think he should be charged with first degree murder,’ said Shyra Estes-Johnson. ‘He planned to come into my house and kill and rob my brother.'
Christian and Shyra's mother, Pearla Estes, went so far as to slam the lower charge a ‘slap in the face' and insisted during an interview with the Houston Chronicle that her son never played the gun game.
The 19-year-old reportedly played football and basketball in high school, was an active member of a Christian group and wanted to enlist in the US Army.
In January 2018, a 17-year-old from Memphis was seriously wounded when his friend's gun went off during the gun challenge, landing Sherman Lackland (left) in jail. In June, a 16-year-old Texas boy was shot in the face and Raul Garcia Jr was arrested (right)
Alajil, who is a Syrian national, had his bond set at $250,000 bond after prosecutors argued that he is a flight risk and that he presents a danger to the community.
At the time of Estes-Johnson's killing, Alajil was out on $50,000 bond awaiting trial in an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon case.
At least two other teenage boys have been injured, and two others landed behind bars, as a result of playing the dangerous ‘No Lackin Challenge’ over the past year.
In January 2018, a 17-year-old from Memphis was seriously wounded when his friend's gun went off during the challenge.
Then in June of last year, a 16-year-old Texas boy was shot in the face under similar circumstances.
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According to a statement from the Houston Police Department, on the night of December 11, Christian...
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