RIGHT NOW AT 6. >> KICKING POUNDING EVEN BODY SLAMMING DOORS. MY HOME WAS THE. THE HOME THAT DECIDED TO GET HIT BY THE TIKTOK TREND. BUT THE NATIONWIDE PRANK FOR CLICKS QUICKLY BEGAN FREAKING OUT. HOMEOWNERS NOW THAT TERRIFYING TREND IS RETURNING IN FULL FORCE. >> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE LOCAL EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE REPORTED ON OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. ONE IN CAPE CORAL, ONE IN FORT MYERS FOR IN LEHIGH ACRES. THE LATEST HAPPENED ALONG 43RD STREET WEST IN LEHIGH JUST OFF SUNSHINE BOULEVARD. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING GULF COAST NEWS. I’M PETER BUSCH TONIGHT, GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER JALEN BARRON IS IN LEHIGH SPEAKING TO THE WOMAN WHOSE HEART WAS POUNDING WHEN THE KIDS PULLED A PRANK. >> YES, PETER, IT’S CHRISTINA SHUNS HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY AND SHE TELLS ME SHE GOT AN UNEXPECTED PRESENT AT HER FRONT DOOR AND IT WAS NOT THE BIRTHDAY WISHES SHE WANTED. 4 KIDS TAKING THIS TIKTOK TREND WAY FURTHER BODY-SLAMMING THEMSELVES INTO HER GARAGE DOOR. >> A TIKTOK CHALLENGE. FRIGHTENING CHRISTINA SHANDS RIGHT BEFORE DINNER IN HER HOME ON 43RD STREET WEST. YOU SEE A COUPLE OF KIDS RUN UP TO HER HOME. THE SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT IT ALL. A WHITE SUV ROLLING UP WITH DOORS OPEN READY FOR A QUICK ESCAPE AND THEN KIDS BODY-SLAMMING THEMSELVES INTO THIS HOUSE IS GARAGE DOOR I TURNED AROUND AND SAW MY DOOR AND I WAS LIKE YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. SO. TERRIBLE VICTIM OF. YOU KNOW, YOUNG KIDS PLAYING THE TIKTOK TREND. SHARON SAYS SHE COULDN’T BELIEVE HOW LOUD THE BANG WAS THAT THE KIDS CREATED FROM THEIR BODY SLAMS WHEN IT COMES TO DOING SOMETHING HARMLESS LIKE DANCING OR SINGING OR DOING THOSE TYPES OF TRENDS VERSUS SOMEBODY ACTUALLY. ENFORCING PROPERTY DAMAGE OR GOING UP TO SOMEONE’S PRIVATE PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, PARENTS SHOULD BE VIGILANT OF WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING WHEN THEY’RE AT SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. SHAN SAYS SHE IS WORRIED THAT THIS TREND COULD LEAD TO WAY WORSE THAN JUST A DENTED GARAGE DOOR. SHE FEARS THAT KIDS COULD GET SHOT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE OWNING GUNS
TikTok challenge leads to property damage in Lehigh Acres
Updated: 9:57 PM EST Dec 10, 2025
Kristina Schanz was startled by an unexpected surprise when a group of kids participated in a TikTok challenge by body-slamming into her garage door at her home on 43rd Street West.”I’m going to lose my mind,” Schanz said, describing her reaction to the incident, which occurred right before dinner. Security cameras captured the scene as a white SUV rolled up with its doors open for a quick escape, and several kids ran up to her home and slammed into the garage door.”I turned around and saw my door, and I was like, you’ve got to be kidding me. So terrible victim of, you know, young kids playing the TikTok trend,” Schanz said, expressing disbelief at the loud bang created by the body slams.Schanz emphasized the difference between harmless trends like dancing or singing and those that involve property damage. “When it comes to doing something harmless like dancing or singing or doing those types of trends versus somebody actually enforcing property damage or going out to someone’s private property, you know, parents should be vigilant of what their children are doing when they’re at school, outside of school,” she said.Schanz expressed concern that this trend could lead to more severe consequences than just a dented garage door, noting the potential danger with many people owning guns.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. —
Kristina Schanz was startled by an unexpected surprise when a group of kids participated in a TikTok challenge by body-slamming into her garage door at her home on 43rd Street West.
“I’m going to lose my mind,” Schanz said, describing her reaction to the incident, which occurred right before dinner. Security cameras captured the scene as a white SUV rolled up with its doors open for a quick escape, and several kids ran up to her home and slammed into the garage door.
“I turned around and saw my door, and I was like, you’ve got to be kidding me. So terrible victim of, you know, young kids playing the TikTok trend,” Schanz said, expressing disbelief at the loud bang created by the body slams.
Schanz emphasized the difference between harmless trends like dancing or singing and those that involve property damage. “When it comes to doing something harmless like dancing or singing or doing those types of trends versus somebody actually enforcing property damage or going out to someone’s private property, you know, parents should be vigilant of what their children are doing when they’re at school, outside of school,” she said.
Schanz expressed concern that this trend could lead to more severe consequences than just a dented garage door, noting the potential danger with many people owning guns.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.