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,
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.
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
Man accused of setting woman on fire in NYC subway faces multiple counts of murder
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez says officials are still looking into surveillance footage in order to identify the woman who burned to death.
Man accused of fatally setting woman on fire in NYC subway indicted on murder and arson charges
The man accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire in the New York City subway was indicted Friday on four counts of murder and one count of arson, prosecutors announced.
Sebastian Zapeta Charged With Murder of Woman Set on Fire on NYC Subway
A man was charged Monday with first and second degree murder and arson for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a subway train.
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.
A woman is dead after being set on fire in NYC subway, suspect is in custody
A woman is dead after intentionally being set on fire in a Brooklyn subway station Sunday, police said. A suspect is in custody. Police said the woman was sleeping on a stationary train scheduled to travel to Brooklyn when she was approached by the suspect who used a lighter to ignite the victim's clothing,
NYC police charge man with murder of woman set on fire on subway
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with murder and arson after a woman sleeping on the New York City subway was set on fire and died, police say.
Woman dies after being set on fire in NYC subway train; suspect charged
NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch described the case as "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being."
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Woman dies after being set on fire in NYC subway train; person of interest in custody
NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch described the case as "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit ...
As Woman Burned Alive on NYC Subway Car, Bystanders Watched — and Filmed
Horrific footage of a woman who was set on fire Sunday has raised questions about why passersby, including a uniformed police ...