A suspect accused of burning down a home in Philadelphia was reportedly arrested this week in part thanks to residents who were inside the home during the attack.
The owner of the townhouse near Temple University shared surveillance video from the home with investigators that showed a man, identified by prosecutors as Kyle Halls, throwing a flaming bottle through a window in the early morning. on Nov. 15, FOX 29 Philadelphia reported, citing the court. documents.
Additional surveillance video from days before the attack allegedly shows the suspect dumping a cardboard box near a house later discovered to have mail with his name on it. Investigators reportedly tracked Halls to a house a few blocks from the victims’ home.
A Temple University police detective also told investigators that the suspect in the video was wearing similar clothing to a suspect accused of breaking another nearby window. Investigators also found that both suspects had a “similar gait” and an “occasional limp.”
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Surveillance video allegedly shows the suspect in front of a house he is accused of bombing.
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The three students who rent rooms in the Cleveland Street house and the homeowner, a recent graduate of the school, escaped without injury.
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Kyle Halls is accused of throwing a firebomb through the window of a Philadelphia home.
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The homeowner ran downstairs after hearing glass break and found the curtains on fire, FOX 29 reported. He was put out by firefighters after residents ran out of the home.
Surveillance video allegedly shows the suspect wearing the same pants in two separate incidents.
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Hall was first arrested by a detective with the Temple University Police Department and later turned over to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Neighbor Annie Elliott told FOX 29 that finding out the fire was arson was unsettling.
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“We’ve all been nervous lately,” Elliot said. “So that was just another small nail in the coffin.”
The arrest comes a day after a Philadelphia Parking Authority officer was shot and killed.
