Homeless Woman Dies in Suspected Homicide After Being Set on Fire on Coney Island F Train, No Arrests

Dec 22, 2024, 05:47 PM

A woman, believed to be homeless, died after being found engulfed in flames on an F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn on Sunday morning. The incident, reported around 7:29 a.m., is being investigated by the NYPD as a homicide. Police sources suggest that the woman was approached by a man in his 20s who threw a lit match at her, causing her to catch fire. She was found with liquor bottles and a box of matches nearby, though their role in the incident remains unclear. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing to determine the exact cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding the woman's death.