Teens That Set Man On Fire Likely Not Gang-Related: Police

ANNANDALE, VA—Police have arrested two additional suspects after a man was lit on fire while sleeping in Annandale Sunday. Two 15-year-olds have been charged with attempted robbery and malicious wounding in addition to the 14-year-old charged Sunday.

Police believe these three suspects are the only ones involved. There is no indication the incident was gang-related.

Officers responded around 2:45 p.m. Sunday to a resident's report of a group of teens burning the victim in the 4500 block of Commons Drive. Investigations revealed a group of teens intended to steal the victim's backpack. The victim was sleeping and awoke when the group set his backpack on fire. Police told WTOP the thieves were using fire to cut the straps or burn the straps to steal the backpack.

Police found the victim with burns on his clothes and backpack. The victim has been taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was released.

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