Woman set on fire in deadly attack aboard F train; person of interest in custody, police sources say
CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A person of interest is in custody after a woman was set on fire and killed aboard a subway train in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, police sources say.
Officers arrived at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station around 7:30 a.m. for a call of a woman needing assistance.
They found a woman on fire in the middle train car aboard a stationary F train.
The officers extinguished the fire, and responding EMS technicians pronounced the woman dead.
Investigators say the woman was sleeping in the subway car when the suspect, believed to be a man in his 20s, walked into the car, which was stopped at the time, and set her on fire.
Police do not know if the suspect and victim knew each other.
A reward of up to $10,000 is payable by Crime Stoppers for information in regard to this incident, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, on X @NYPDTips.
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