KNOCK, KNOCK, BOOM: Family awoken to loud sounds, smoke after ‘Ding-Dong Ditch’

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - A quiet street in a quiet neighborhood was anything but that for one family early Monday morning.

KRDO13 Investigates is speaking with the Ellison Family, who live near Monument in El Paso County, after they were woken up to a string of explosions and smoke at 1 a.m.

Stills from the Ellison family's Ring doorbell camera:

The doorbell footage shows a masked person ringing the doorbell before a string of explosions that appear to be firecrackers. Then the person runs away into the night.

Most of the family was asleep, with their daughter awake in the living room when it happened.

"I heard the loud sound and kind of sudden, like, gunshots or fireworks, I wasn't sure, so I that's why I kind of locked myself in the room, because I didn't know what it could be," Alexis Ellison said.

Her mother, Paula, was asleep when it happened, but once she was woken, she watched the video captured by their Ring doorbell to see the masked person.

"It was scary. It was scary because he definitely has a mask, like he was planning something more," Paula Ellison said.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office reports that they have filed a report on the incident, but cannot share any further details.

While this was most likely a prank, it had the potential to be a lot worse. Earlier this month, KRDO13 reported on a home that burned down after Colorado Springs Police said someone shot illegal fireworks through the window. KRDO13 reached out to CSPD for an update, but has not heard back.

Paula says she's now speaking with her neighbors to see if they caught anything on their home cameras.

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