Police are searching for a suspect after a horrifying and disturbing crime in which a woman was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday.
The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. at the Stilwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said.
Police said the woman was asleep on the stopped F train.
Police said an unknown man approached the woman and set her on fire before exiting the subway car.
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New York City police are searching for a man suspected of setting a sleeping woman on fire on the Underground Railroad in Brooklyn on December 22, 2024. (New York City Police Department)
Emergency services pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
A horrifying video posted online shows a woman standing inside a train engulfed in flames. A man matching the suspect's description was seen sitting on a bench just outside the train, watching the woman burn.
Police are searching for a man described as 5-foot-6, 150 pounds, and approximately 25 to 30 years old.
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New York City police are searching for a man suspected of setting a sleeping woman on fire on a Brooklyn subway on December 22, 2024. (New York City Police Department)
Police said the suspect was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a dark beanie hat with a red band and brown boots.
NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information regarding this incident.
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New York City police are searching for a man suspected of setting a woman on fire while she slept on a Brooklyn subway just three days before Christmas. (New York City Police Department)
Police say anyone with information about this incident should call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) We recommend that you call.
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Tips can also be submitted here: crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.
