NYPD Seeks Suspect After Woman Set Ablaze on F Train in Coney Island

Dec 22, 2024, 07:18 PM

A woman died on Sunday morning after being set on fire aboard an F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York City. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m., when an unidentified man allegedly approached the sleeping woman—believed to be homeless—and threw a lit match onto her, causing her to become engulfed in flames. Surveillance footage reportedly shows the suspect watching the woman burn before fleeing the scene. The New York Police Department is investigating the case as a homicide and has released a photo of the suspect, who is believed to be between 25 and 30 years old. Authorities are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating the suspect.