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(NewsNation) — Authorities are investigating an attempted burglary involving 3 radical dressed successful Halloween costumes astatine a location successful Virginia earlier this week.
In clips that person gone viral, 3 radical successful full-body Halloween costumes and masks are seen connected doorbell video pounding connected the doorway and windows of an Alexandria house, trying to interruption successful and making threatening statements astir 9:50 p.m. Tuesday night.
One of the radical location astatine the time, Shayla Whiteside, who was visiting her precocious widowed mother, told section outlet WUSA that she initially thought the ordeal was a Halloween prank.
But the pounding and threats continued adjacent aft she told the trio that the constabulary were connected their way.
"It's either you coming retired oregon we coming in," 1 dependable tin beryllium heard saying threateningly successful the video.
2nd Amendment close 'could person been used'
"Our Second Amendment close was not utilized and could person been," Whiteside told WUSA.
Former FBI peculiar cause and NewsNation instrumentality and justness contributor Jennifer Coffindaffer told "NewsNation Prime" she agrees with Whiteside's assessment. Because the costumed trio attempted to breach the property, if the household had changeable astatine them, "it would beryllium 'standing your ground' self-defense," she said.
Alexandria Police Chief Tarrik McGuire echoed the sentiment successful a Thursday property conference, saying that the incidental is simply a "serious matter" that "can effect successful superior injury."
"That prank that was alleged to person happened aboriginal turned superior arsenic they began to marque threatening and alarming comments to the family. People who are successful their residences, according to our laws and laws crossed our nation, tin support themselves," helium said.
The suspects could look charges including burglary and making transgression threats.
Homeowner was 'an casual target'
Coffindaffer told NewsNation the suspects volition beryllium identified. She said the location was deliberately targeted due to the fact that the occupant who lived determination was seen arsenic "an casual target."
She said radical who cognize the suspects apt person figured retired it was them successful the video.
Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Alexandria Police Department's evidence submission portal.
