LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — A group of suspects were caught on camera exploding a pumpkin, causing a property fire late Halloween night in a Littleton neighborhood.
“It’s very peaceful. All the neighbors know each other, we all hang out together and it’s a great neighborhood,” said resident Curtis Hoskins.
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But just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, residents of a neighborhood near Wadsworth Boulevard and Ken Caryl Avenue reported waking up to an explosion and then fire.
“I jumped out of bed and ran down here in my pajamas without even a second thought. My only thought was get water on that fire right now,” said Hoskins.
In multiple surveillance videos, a person appears in the middle of Newland Street next to a pumpkin, the person runs and then a bright explosion is seen. The person gets into a car driven by someone else and drives away.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said flaming pumpkin shrapnel set a bush on fire at a nearby property. There were no injuries reported, and no other property loss.