Female passenger killed after being set on fire on an NYC subway train
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A female passenger died after being set on fire by a man on a New York City subway train Sunday morning, according to police.
A female passenger died after being set on fire by a man on a New York City subway train Sunday morning, according to police. Around 7:30 a.m., a man, who police believe is about 25 to 30 years old, approached the sleeping victim on a stationary F train car and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, NYPD Det. Austin Glickman told CNN. Police officers conducting a routine patrol at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn encountered the victim on fire inside a subway car, Glickman said. Officials extinguished the fire, and EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the female dead, according to the detective. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide, Glickman said. The NYPD is seeking the public’s help to find the suspect, a male who is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 150 pounds, according to an NYPD news release. The suspect was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a dark-colored knit hat with a red band and brown boots, the release said. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $10,000 for information about the suspect.
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