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A manhunt is underway for a man who is believed to have set a woman sleeping in a subway car on fire, leading to her death. The woman, who was not identified, was asleep on an idle F train Sunday morning at the Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn just before 7:30 a.m., the New York Police Department said. It was there that a man approached her, lit her on fire, and fled the subway, police said.
, and somewhere between 25 to 30 years old. The photos show him wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, jeans, a knit hat with a red band, and brown boots. Authorities are urging the public to submit tips to the Crime Stoppers hotline, offering up to $10,000 as a reward. New York City Councilman Justin Brannan, who represents south Brooklyn, posted on X that he was aware of the 'horrific immolation' at the subway station.
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