Photo Shows Masked Suspects Believed to Have Set Fire That Killed 5 in Denver

Photo Shows Masked Suspects Believed to Have Set Fire That Killed 5 in Denver
A surveillance photo of the masked suspects believed to have intentionally set a fire that killed a family of 5. (Denver Police)
Jack Phillips
8/19/2020
Updated:
8/19/2020

Masked suspects are sought in the house fire that killed five family members, including two children, in Denver, said police.

The Denver Police Department released a surveillance photo Tuesday that showed several individuals who are believed to have set the home on fire earlier this month.

Djibril Diol, 29; Adja Diol, 23; 2-year-old daughter Khadija, Djibril’s sister Hassan Diol, 25; and her daughter Hawa Baye were killed in the blaze, as reported by 9 News.
Officials said that three suspects were spotted in a photo with full-face masks and hoodies. They fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan of some kind.

Officials haven’t disclosed a motive in the crime.

Anyone with information on the homicide is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 720-913-7867. A $14,000 reward is being offered in the case.

According to a GoFundMe, the Diol family still needs money for a funeral.

“The Senegalese-Mauritania community in Denver woke up to tragic news,” the page says. “Djibril Diol, aka Djiby had passed away in a tragic house fire. Djiby, his wife, his sister, his daughter, and his niece all passed away. Djiby cared for his family, his brothers, and parents.”

It adds: “Djiby a young man with a promising future in Civil Engineering has left behind a community that he so deeply loved and cared for. We are saddened by the loss of a loving Dad, a nurturing husband, and a caring brother to all of us. Please help the family with the cost of sending the bodies back homes for a proper burial.”

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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