Niagara police after 3 men suspected of torching Shawarma shop [Video]

Niagara police are on the hunt for three men who they say tried to torch a restaurant in St. Catharines.

On Monday, the department released surveillance video from the night of Sept. 12 at 3:22 a.m. where two men can be seen approaching Castillo Shawarma on Lakeport Road with a jerrycan in hand.

The restaurant then goes up in flames, and the two men run away. They head down Lock Street and get into a dark four-door sedan being driven by a third man.

No one was inside the business during the attack, and police believe it was targeted.

The force says it believes the three men in the video were at a gas station shortly before the fire and are asking nearby businesses to check for surveillance footage.

Along with the video, police also published three suspect descriptions of the men and their getaway vehicle.

The first man is …