Police have arrested an individual of curiosity after a girl was set on hearth and burned to loss of life on a subway prepare in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday in a horrifying and disturbing crime.
As per Fox sources, the suspect has been recognized as 33-year-old Sebastin Zapeta.
Sources instructed Fox News Digital that Zapeta entered the U.S. from Guatemala roughly a 12 months in the past, however whether or not he did so legally or illegally was unclear. NYPD officers mentioned the person entered from Guatemala in 2018, and mentioned “that is all we’ve on him proper now.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for extra info.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) mentioned it occurred on the Stillwell Avenue Subway station in Coney Island at about 7:30 a.m.
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New York City police are looking for a person who allegedly set a girl on hearth on a Brooklyn subway path whereas she was asleep on Dec. 22, 2024. (NYPD)
Police mentioned the girl was sleeping on a stationary “F” prepare.
That’s when police mentioned an unknown man approached the girl and lit her on fire earlier than leaving the subway automobile.
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New York City police are looking for a person who allegedly set a girl on hearth on a Brooklyn subway whereas she was asleep on Dec. 22, 2024. (NYPD)
EMS pronounced the girl lifeless on the scene.
Horrifying video posted on-line seems to point out the girl standing within the prepare whereas engulfed in flames. A person, who matches the outline of the individual of curiosity, is seen sitting on a bench simply exterior the prepare, watching as the girl burns.
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New York City police are looking for a person who allegedly set a girl on hearth on a Brooklyn subway prepare whereas she was asleep simply three days earlier than Christmas. (NYPD)
Police encourage anybody with details about the incident to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Tips may also be submitted by going to crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.
