A man is believed to have approached the sleeping woman and set her on fire, police said.
A female passenger died after being set on fire by a man on a New York City subway train Sunday morning local time, according to police.
Around 7.30am , 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, New York Police Department Detective 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.The NYPD is seeking the public's help to find the suspect, a male who is about 1.67m tall and 68kg, 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 US$10,000 for information about the suspect.No other passengers or first responders were injured in the incident, police said.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced efforts to bolster subway safety ahead of the holidays, deploying an additional 250 National Guard members to New York City and ensuring every subway car is outfitted with security cameras.: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on theAustralia makes fewer and fewer coins.
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