LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — A group of suspects were caught on camera exploding a pumpkin that caused 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.
Find a ballot drop-off or in-person voting location in Colorado: Election 2024
But just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday night, residents of a neighborhood near Wadsworth 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.