Houston teen allegedly pulls gun, fatally shoots another in game of 'No Lacking'

NBC News ^ | Jan. 3, 2019 / 2:22 PM CST | David K. Li

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A Houston teenager is accused of shooting dead a fellow teen as part of a weapons-drawing prank that has been spreading on social media, authorities said Thursday.

Mohamad Nour Alajil, 18, has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the Dec. 11 slaying of Christian Johnson, 19, officials said.

Police believe Johnson's death resulted from the "No Lackin'" challenge, which calls for one person to pull a weapon on another on video to record the reaction, KPRC reported. The challenge stems from the notion that no one should ever be caught without, or "lacking," a gun.

Johnson had an AR-15 rifle pointed at Alajil, while Alajil had a semi-automatic pistol aimed at the victim, a prosecutor said during a hearing Thursday.

"The complainant and the defendant were in the bedroom playing what is called the 'No Lackin'' challenge," the prosecutor said. “When the defendant stretched his arm out to the point [the gun was] at the complainant’s head, the trigger was pulled, the pistol went off, striking the complainant, killing him."

The suspect originally told police that he and the victim were arguing and that he shot Johnson in self-defense, the prosecutor said. But Alajil later admitted to the "No Lackin'" game after learning what witnesses told police, authorities said.

Alajil's defense lawyer said this was not an "intentional act."

[Bogey78O]

The irony is that self defense requires stating you will fully acted to commit the homicide which if not disproved by the state is Murder 2 while an accidental shooting is Manslaughter, usually.

[Mastador1]

if someone puts a loaded gun to someones head and pulls the trigger..........how can that be anything but intentional? The sad thing is that there are people that will actually blame the game or the gun instead of the Yute. And lets wait for the 'in his culture it's perfectly normal to just shoot someone in the head' defense.

Alajil was out on bond on an armed robbery charge when Johnson was killed, prosecutors said. The prosecutor asked for $100,000 bail and the defense called for $30,000 — before the judge set it at $250,000.

Yup just a fine upstanding..........piece of shit! How could they give him bail at any amount after armed robbery and murder. And people say California is F'd up, from what I read Texas ain't Texas anymore either!

[from occupied ga]

I’ve noticed over the years when some yout “accidentally” shoots his brother* it’s always a head shot. He was playing with the gun and oddly enough with a whole room full of directions that the bullet can go it unerringly find the head of the victim.

*most likely half brother