A man died overnight at a dog park in Aurora after an accidental explosion involving homemade fireworks, according to the Aurora Police Department in a Thursday morning X post.
Officers responded about 12:49 a.m. to the Grandview Dog Park near Quincy Reservoir after multiple people reported an explosion, police said.
At the park, officers found a man who had suffered fatal injuries.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded.
The Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Network is investigating.
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