$10,000 reward offered in LDS church arson

A $10,000 reward has been established in hopes of catching the person or persons who set fire to the LDS church on Harbour Pointe Boulevard in Mukilteo early Saturday morning.

Investigators from Snohomish County, the ATF and the Mukilteo Fire Department spent 11 hours at the scene before they made the determination, MFD Assistant Fire Chief Brian McMahan said. They determined that the fire was started on the outside of the building, near the back entry.

The two wards based at the church, Harbour Pointe and Beverly Park, have moved their Sunday services to the church on the 100 block of 50th Street Southwest in Everett, near View Ridge Elementary School. That location is also home for two other Mormon wards, the Mukilteo Ward and the Everett 2nd Ward.

Fire crews were at the destroyed church for over 17 hours as they watched for hot spots. The estimated damage loss on the church has not been determined.