'I was in shock': Grocery store owners' vehicle burned in act of arson caught on camera

A rash of violent incidents targeting a Winnipeg grocery store came to a head Friday with a brazen daytime arson attack caught on camera.

A rash of violent incidents targeting a Winnipeg grocery store came to a head Friday with a brazen daytime arson attack caught on camera.

Two cars, including the co-owner’s SUV, were set on fire on Friday in the parking lot of the Portage Avenue Foodfare.

The family-owned chain believes two alleged shoplifters are to blame, and is calling for more action against thieves.

Security footage from the incident shows the moment two women approached a couple of cars belonging to co-owner Tarik Zeid and his cousin.

They smash a window, douse the car with a flammable liquid, and set it on fire.

"I was in shock. I was in shock just because it's my car, right?" Tarik Zeid told CTV News Winnipeg in an interview.

He believes the suspects are the same women involved in a shoplifting incident inside the store the day before.