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Tampa police search for suspect seen on video setting fire to Champs Sports

Updated  June 2, 2020 6:24pm EDT
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Suspect seen setting fire to Champs Sports in Tampa

Tampa police are searching for a man seen throwing a flaming object into a broken window at Champs Sports on Saturday. The business was destroyed in the blaze.

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa police are asking for the public's help to find a man who was seen setting a business on fire during Saturday's riots.

Investigators shared video that showed a shirtless man throwing a flaming object into a broken window at the Champs Sports store, located at 2381 Fowler Ave, on Saturday night.

The store quickly went up in flames and was completely destroyed in the blaze. Other businesses in the plaza, including a Vietnamese restaurant next door, also suffered major damage.

Video shows vandals breaking into Tampa business as Champs Sports burns

Bystander video captured a group of vandals using cinder blocks and other objects to break down the doors of a convenience store during Saturday night's rioting in north Tampa.

Anyone who can identify the suspect or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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