Salmon Arm RCMP asking for public’s help to identify person who may be involved in mobile park fire

Salmon Arm RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in order to find a person of interest following a fire in a mobile home park this morning.

"On June 4, just after 6 a.m., Salmon Arm RCMP were called to assist the Salmon Arm Fire Department who were actively engaged in battling a residential structure fire (at Evergreen Mobile Home Park). The blaze had fully engulfed the garage workshop before it could be extinguished by fire crews, who prevented it from spreading to other nearby homes," according to the RCMP in a news release.

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Investigators believe the fire may have been set on purpose, Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, spokesperson for the RCMP Southeast District, said in a media release.  A photo of a man has been released by the RCMP, taken from surveillance footage captured in the area prior to the fire.

"Investigators describe the individual as a Caucasian man, tall, with dark coloured hair. He was seen wearing a black coat, black pants, dark coloured shoes, and a backwards grey baseball cap. He was also associated to a bicycle," according to the news release.

If you know the identity of the man seen in the images captured by video surveillance, or you witnessed this incident and have not yet spoken to police you are asked to call the Salmon Arm RCMP at 250-832-6044. Or remain completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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