SALISBURY, N.C. — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, the Franklin Fire Department, and the Rowan County Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating after a fire at Franklin Baptist Church in Salisbury.
Deputies said the church was set on fire by a substance used to spread fire.
Investigators said there was an area of landscaping, an exterior door, a vinyl window, and parts of a vinyl interior or exterior that were damaged due to the fire.
Deputies with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office interviewed a witness saw a man walking down Highway 601, toward Davie County, around the Dollar General and Pops Country Store.
The witness also said the man wearing tan overalls and a ball cap, with sandy colored hair coming out from underneath the hat.
The witness said the man appeared to be sweating.
Detectives got a video from Pop’s Country Store that shows what appears to be a man walking from the fire at 10:19 pm. Investigators said the pictures are from video taken at a nearby store.
If you have any information about the incident, contact Crime Stoppers at (866) 639-5245.
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