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Officials search for suspect in playground arson

Posted at 4:53 PM, Oct 21, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-21 17:53:36-04

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Rutherford County Fire and Rescue have asked for the public's help in their search for the person who set the Wilson Elementary School playground on fire.

Officials say someone intentionally set the fire at the playground on the 1500 block of Cut Off Road early Saturday morning.

RCFR’s investigator was able to obtain surveillance footage from the school and discovered three individuals that appeared to have set the fire.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Rutherford County Fire and Rescue at fireprevention@rutherfordcountytn.gov or the Tennessee Arson Hotline at 1-800-762-3017.