Police: Teen Set Fatal Colorado House Fire After Phone Theft

Police: Teen Set Fatal Colorado House Fire After Phone Theft
Investigators stand outside a house where five people were found dead after a fire in suburban Denver, Colo., on Aug. 5, 2020. Thomas Peipert/AP Photo
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DENVER—One of three teens accused of setting a house fire that killed five recent immigrants from Senegal last year admitted to starting the fire and targeting the house because he believed the people who stole his cell phone in a recent robbery lived there, a detective said Friday.

Detective Neil Baker’s testimony came during a hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence for the two teens charged as adults in the case, Kevin Bui and Gavin Seymour, to stand trial. The third teen is charged in juvenile court.