Suspect Indicted in Fatal New York City Subway Burning
The status of the suspect, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, as an undocumented immigrant swiftly became the focus of coverage of the horrific attack. Zapeta-Calil, 33, was deported from the U.S. in 2018 but reentered the country on an unknown date.
Man indicted in burning death of sleeping woman on Brooklyn subway, prosecutors say
Sebastian Zapeta is accused by prosecutors of lighting the woman on fire on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station Sunday morning, then fanning the flames with a shirt.
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been arraigned, while police said the identity of the victim was still “pending.”
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning ‘fanned the flames’ with his shirt, according to police testimony
Prosecutors on Monday charged 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson in connection with the death of a woman who died after being set on fire in a New York City subway train a day earlier.
Woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train, police say
Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her. The woman, who has not been identified, sat motionlessly aboard a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn at about 7:30 a.
Man charged with murder after woman set ablaze on New York City subway train
A suspect is in custody after the incident on an F train in Brooklyn on Sunday morning. Officers found a woman "fully engulfed in flames."
New York City police apprehend suspect in the death of a woman found on fire in a subway car
New York City police are seeking a man they believe is connected to the death of a woman who was sleeping on a stationary subway train before she was intentionally lit on fire
New York City police apprehend suspect in the death of a woman set on fire in subway car
Police said an unknown male had approached the woman, set her on fire, and then left the subway car around 7:30 a.m.
Suspect in NYC subway killing indicted on murder and arson charges
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire in a New York City subway car has been indicted on murder and arson charges.
Man Indicted in Burning Death of Woman Inside a New York City Subway Train, Prosecutors Say
The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges
Man accused of burning woman on subway indicted for murder, arson
A grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally setting a woman on fire a New York City subway train, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Investigators said Sebastian Zapeta, 33,
New York Subway Fire Death: What We Now Know
The NYPD is still working to identify the woman who was set on fire while she slept on the New York City Subway last weekend.
Fact Check: New York subway fire victim misidentified online
An artificially-generated image of a young woman as well as images of two real women have been falsely described in viral ...
NYC police working to ID woman set ablaze in subway and 'person of interest' in death
New York City police are working to identify the woman who died after being intentionally set on fire inside a stationary ...
Woman set on fire, dies on New York subway- police
A suspect is in custody after a woman wasset on fire and died on the New York subway:: Jessica Tisch, Police Commissioner, ...
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Senior man found on fire at Penn Station, hospitalized with severe burns: cops
The NYPD and MTA Police are conducting a joint investigation after a senior man was found on fire and severely burned inside ...