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Police searching for arsonist that set 2 cars on fire in at a Jacksonville apartment complex

Police are looking for the arsonist that set two vehicles on fire at an apartment complex in south Jacksonville on Friday.

Around 3 a.m. Friday morning, a resident at Cape House Apartments noticed two Mercedes S-class vehicles on fire.

Another witness told Action News Jax that she observed a man in the area, ducking around the two cars. She yelled at the man who ran off.

Police said they found a lighter, a gas can and a rag in the parking lot of the complex.

Anyone who knows anything about this incident is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or email us at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.