New York City police apprehend suspect in the death of a woman found on fire in a subway car
Associated Press
New York City police say they have taken into custody a person of interest in the death of a woman who may have fallen asleep on a stationary subway train before being lit on fire by a man she didn’t know. Transit police apprehended the suspect after receiving a report from three high school students who recognized the man after seeing images taken from surveillance and police body cam video. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said video from the subway car showed the man calmly lighting the woman’s clothing on fire. Police do not believe the suspect and the woman knew each other.
