A suspect has been arrested for allegedly setting a sleeping woman on fire on the New York City subway.
The unidentified man, who was allegedly caught on camera at a Coney Island station sitting on a bench just outside an F train and watching as the woman burst into flames, is accused of setting the woman on fire around 7:29 a.m. stabbed. , according to Fox News.
Officers responded to the scene after receiving a call from a woman needing help, but the woman was already on fire, authorities said in a statement.
Police also said they extinguished the fire before the woman died from her injuries at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station.
That was around 7:30 a.m., minutes after the still-free man walked past the unnamed woman and threw a match. The man, who allegedly crashed into the train as it was being pulled in, fled the station.
Officers were later seen using a tarpaulin to cover one of the train’s windows – apparently to block the view of the gruesome scene.
“On Sunday…at approximately 7:29 a.m., an unidentified female victim was sleeping aboard a stationary ‘F’ train at the Stillwell Avenue subway station when an unknown male subject approached and set the victim on fire,” it said.
They have since discovered that an unknown man, caught on camera at the station, set her on fire at 7.29am, sparking a murder investigation.
A sleeping woman was killed early Sunday morning after her body was set on fire on the New York City subway, police have revealed
“The individual then left the subway. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.’
Officers then asked for help identifying the suspect, who they described as a 6-foot-4, 300-pound man who was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a dark-colored knit cap with a red belt and brown clothes. boots.’
Police added that the woman was found with a litany of liquor bottles, although law enforcement sources spoke The New York Post said investigators remain baffled as to whether that played a role in the fire.
No other information was available about the female victim and the suspect’s motive – if any – still remains unclear.
No information was available about the female victim and the suspect’s motive – if any – remains unclear. He is seen again here in the third of three photos circulated since the incident
The woman did not die immediately, police said, but only succumbed to her injuries after police found her burning dead at the scene
Officers on the scene after receiving a call from a woman in need of help were seen using a tarpaulin to cover one of the train’s windows – apparently to block the view of the gruesome scene
Officers are asking for assistance in locating the suspect and describe him as a man, 6 feet tall and 150 pounds, between 20 and 35 years old.
One of the photos released by the NYPD appears to have been taken with a straphanger, showing the suspect on a bench at an unspecified station.
The others show him in the same clothing, apparently in the subway car in question, where police extinguished the fire and paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
As a result, platforms 5 and 6, next to that of the F train, were cordoned off with police tape.
Service for the F train — the same line where Long Island’s Daniel Perry strangled an aggressive homeless man — was shut down in both directions.
This is a development story; check for updates.