NEW YORK -- A female passenger died after being set on fire by a man on a New York City subway train Sunday morning, according to police.
Around 7:30 a.m., a man, who police believe is about 25 to 30 years old, approached the sleeping victim on a stationary F train car and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, NYPD Det. Austin Glickman told CNN.
Police officers conducting a routine patrol at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn encountered the victim on fire inside a subway car, Glickman said.
Officials extinguished the fire, and EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the female dead, according to the detective.
Police are investigating the incident as a homicide, Glickman said.
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Orwell 1984 or 2024? "This is amazing work done by the public"
Orwell 1984 or 2024? "This is amazing work done by the public and the police working together. Once again, someone saw something, we got it out through technology in numerous ways, and we're able to make a quick arrest."
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