Woman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway; Person of interest taken into custody, police say
NEW YORK -- A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an early evening news conference.
Vigil held for woman set on fire in NYC subway as identity remains a mystery
A vigil is planned Thursday for the woman set on fire on a Brooklyn subway last weekend, a public memorial for the still nameless victim in a case that rocked the nation for its cruelty. Community leaders planned to hold a late-afternoon prayer vigil at the Stillwell Avenue station in Coney Island,
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
New York City officials are using forensics and video surveillance to identify the woman who burned to death on a subway car in Brooklyn, while the man accused of lighting her on fire was indicted by a grand jury on state charges,
Who Was the Woman Set on Fire in NYC Subway Train?
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY - HE IS AN ILLEGAL MIGRANT: The suspect accused of setting a woman on fire in the NYC subway is Sebastian Zapeta. He is an illegal migrant from Guatemala. He sat on a bench and watched his victim burn alive. WE NEED MASS DEPORTATIONS! pic.twitter.com/PPtSLGJAOn
Woman set on fire in NYC subway train dies, authorities say; suspect in custody
The "person of interest" was taken into custody hours after the attack while riding another train, according to NYPD Transit Chief Joseph Gulotta.
Suspect indicted after woman fatally set on fire in subway
A grand jury has indicted the man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Brooklyn subway train, killing her, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced Friday. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Man Catches on Fire at Penn Station 5 Days After Woman Was Fatally Set Ablaze on N.Y.C. Subway
A man was found on fire at Penn Station in New York City on Dec. 27, just five days after a woman was fatally set on fire on a subway car in Brooklyn, an NYPD spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE.
Suspect charged with murder, arson in death of woman set on fire in NYC subway train
New York City police arrested and charged a man suspected to have set a woman on fire in the subway early Sunday and then watched from a bench as she became engulfed in flames and died.
Woman killed after being set on fire on New York subway train
Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her.
Man, 56, on fire at NYC's Penn Station just days after subway attack
The incident occurred Friday night at the busy station, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed. The victim was a 56-year-old man who was rushed to the hospital.
Man found with ‘serious’ burns at New York’s Penn Station days after woman set on fire on subway train
The incident comes hours after a man was charged with murder after allegedly lighting a woman on fire on the subway last weekend
She was set on fire and no one knows her name. How homelessness, crime and a broken immigration system met in a subway car
It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, set on fire by a homeless, undocumented man. She has yet ...
Suspect Held After Woman Set on Fire in Subway Car Dies, Police Say
The police said a man was taken into custody. The victim had been seated in a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue ...
Suspect who allegedly set woman on fire in the subway fanned the flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
Authorities are revealing more details surrounding the killing of a woman who was set on fire while sleeping on the New York City subway​.