Teens cause chaos during 'takeover' of Colorado King Soopers, Burger King

Video went viral over the weekend of dozens of teenagers ransacking a King Soopers store in Colorado in an apparent "teen takeover," a new trend where teens show up by the dozens or hundreds in public all at once. Oftentimes, fights and violence break out.  

Video of the takeover was posted by Instagram account "vpaxcks" with the caption on the video, "Pov: we took over king soopers."  

Dozens of teens were seen running through the store, knocking over and destroying merchandise with impunity. However, that was not the only location with a takeover from a group of rowdy teenagers. In addition to the takeover at King Soopers, the account posted a video of the group taking over a Burger King nearby as well. Video showed the teenagers breaking a table inside the restaurant chain.  

One of the boys in the video at King Soopers appeared to be carrying a broken table, which may or may not be the one that the group broke at the restaurant.  

The incident took place after what appeared to be the 2nd Annual Quincy's Community Classic, which is a community event hosted by Denver-native basketball creator Quincy Helsel. Video posted by the Instagram account was taking footage of Helsel and other content related to the event.  


Source: vpaxcks Instagram 

After the teens ransacked King Soopers, the social media user posted another video which showed a police car next to the store chain with the video caption: "Aftermath of king soopers." In another video where the teens appear to be speaking to Helsel, they said that they broke the table at Burger King. 

So-called "teen takeovers" have been popping up across the country and have been part of a viral trend where teenagers all meet in a public place at once. The trend resulted in more concerns for safety, as many of the events lead to fights and violence.