Several teenagers who were seen swarming a Hialeah neighborhood on Thursday night to participate in a trend where teens kick doors and run away were identified, police said.
According to Hialeah Police, the incident happened on Dec. 4 at the apartment complex at 6435 West 4th Avenue, where surveillance video captured the teens doing a TikTok trend called “the door kick challenge.”
Police said that the teens caused damage to the property, which included a broken window and a damaged door.
“And hit every single window and hit every door, went upstairs, hit the doors upstairs, broke windows and everything,” said Ana Rojas, a resident of the building, who told NBC6 it was crazy. “Yeah, which was out of nowhere because I’ve never heard that happening around here.”
During their investigation, officers were able to identify the teens involved, who were 12 to 15 years old, and their parents were contacted.
The teens involved in the destructive trend will not face any criminal charges after the victims declined to do so, police said.
Instead, the teens’ parents agreed to pay for all the damages caused during the incident.
“The door kick challenge” has been spreading across the U.S., and authorities are warning that teenagers who participate in the challenge will be identified and could face legal consequences.