Police are looking for a suspect after a woman was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train Brooklyn, New York on Sunday in a gruesome and disturbing crime.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said it happened around 7:30 a.m. at the Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island.
According to police, the woman slept on a stationary F train.
That’s when police say an unknown man approached the woman and set her on fire before leaving the subway.
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New York City police are looking for a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on a Brooklyn subway train while she slept on December 22, 2024. (NYPD)
EMS pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
A gruesome video posted online appears to show the woman standing on the train as she bursts into flames. A man matching the suspect’s description is seen sitting on a bench just outside the train and watching the woman burn.
The police are looking for a man described as 6 feet tall, 150 pounds and approximately 25 to 30 years old.
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New York City police are looking for a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on a Brooklyn subway while she slept on December 22, 2024. (NYPD)
The suspect was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a dark hat with a red band and brown boots, police said.
NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information about the incident.
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New York City police are searching for a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on a Brooklyn subway while she slept just three days before Christmas. (NYPD)
Police encourage anyone with information about the incident to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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Tips can also be submitted by visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.
