500 teens descend on Colorado shopping center and chaos, crime follows

A 500+ crowd of mostly minority teens took over a Colorado shopping center on Sunday and immediately started vandalizing and stealing from shops.

The multicultural crowd of kids aged between 14 and 17 gathered at the Hoffman Heights shopping center in Aurora because of “an unpermitted sporting event,” according to The Denver Post.

After arriving, some of the teens “went into nearby businesses, including a restaurant and grocery store, and vandalized property and stole merchandise.”

One of the businesses that was hit was a Burger King: ---More...

Large group of teenagers took over burger king store in Aurora Colorado. Yesterday a youtuber had a big event and many came out. But many teenagers started fighting and causing issues. Then they walked over to nearby businesses to cause more issues. When this happens nothing… pic.twitter.com/e11sOLJ0nR

— Colorado 411 (@Colorado411_420)August 31, 2026

Yesterday a youtuber had a big event and many came out. But many teenagers started fighting and causing issues. Then they walked over to nearby businesses to cause more issues. When this happens nothing thr workers do

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