RCMP search for suspect after Swan River business seemingly torched
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Mounties are searching for a suspect spotted outside of a Swan River business, shortly before it caught fire early Thursday morning.
Police in the town, located about 375 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, responded to reports of a fire at a business in the 500 block of Main Street around 5:20 a.m., Manitoba RCMP said in a news release Friday.
Arriving officers encountered heavy smoke, and the building’s interior was significantly damaged, police said.
“With assistance of a fire investigator, the preliminary investigation has determined the cause of the fire to be incendiary,” RCMP said.
Investigators recovered video surveillance from nearby cameras that shows an unknown man riding a bike past the business right before the fire broke out.
RCMP asks anybody with cameras in the area to review footage between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. People with information should contact investigators at (204) 734-4686, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at manitobacrimestoppers.com.