DENVER (KDVR) — Denver police were out canvassing the neighborhood near West Kentucky Avenue and South Lowell Boulevard Wednesday, passing out flyers and seeking information on a pyrotechnic case that seriously injured a 15-year-old boy’s eye.
Detective Jack Bishop said the aggravated assault happened last Thursday, May 29th, at about 9:10 p.m. The 15-year-old, who lives nearby, was in the vehicle with his mother, two other children and a family friend.
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That’s when someone either threw or launched a pyrotechnic, likely a firework, at their passing vehicle. The firework exploded and shattered a rear window, seriously injuring the boy’s eye.
“It could be possible loss of vision. Our hope is that he will regain some of his vision,” Bishop said…