DETROIT – Police are seeking tips as they continue to search for two men who were caught on video setting a Detroit house on fire by busting open a window and tossing a Molotov cocktail inside.
The arson happened at 10:13 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, in the 16800 block of Fielding Street, according to police.
Video shows the suspects breaking a front window, lighting a Molotov cocktail, and throwing it through the broken window.
They attempted to throw two Molotov cocktails into the home, but only one got inside, police said.
The two men ran away on foot.
Nobody was home at the time of the fire. The first floor of the building was damaged, police said.
The home was rented out as a short-term property rental, and the owner had renters scheduled to come to the home the day after the arson, according to police.
Police are still searching for the two men.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Fire Investigation Division tip line at 313-628-2900, submit a tip on DetroitRewards.tv, or send an email to Arsontips@detroitmi.gov.
