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Arson suspected in fires set in Mississippi’s capital city

Firemen leave the burned hull of Epiphany Lutheran Church near midtown Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Authorities in Mississippi's capital city are on the hunt for a suspected arsonist who set several fires early Tuesday morning on and near the campus of Jackson State University, a historically Black public university. At least two of the buildings set ablaze were churches. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) The ashes of old hymnals and missals are mixed with the charred wooden beams, melted and waterlogged musical instruments are among the remains of Epiphany Lutheran Church near midtown Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Authorities in Mississippi's capital city are on the hunt for a suspected arsonist who set several fires early Tuesday morning on and near the campus of Jackson State University, a historically Black public university. At least two of the buildings set ablaze were churches. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Burned insulation, charred wooden beams, melted musical instruments and ashes of old hymnals and bulletins are all that remain at Epiphany Lutheran Church near midtown Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Authorities in Mississippi's capital city are on the hunt for a suspected arsonist who set several fires early Tuesday morning on and near the campus of Jackson State University, a historically Black public university. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Melted siding, burned insulation, charred wooden beams and ashes of old hymnals and bulletins are all that remain at Epiphany Lutheran Church near midtown Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Authorities in Mississippi's capital city are on the hunt for a suspected arsonist who set several fires early Tuesday morning on and near the campus of Jackson State University, a historically Black public university. At least two of the buildings set ablaze were churches. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)