Police have identified the woman killed in a Brooklyn subway arson attack and charged the suspect. The victim, believed to be homeless, was sleeping on the train when she was set on fire. The suspect, Sebastian Zapeta, faces multiple murder and arson charges.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 6:03PMThe woman killed when she was set on fire in a Brooklyn subway car has been identified by police, after using fingerprint and dental information and DNA evidence.She is believed to have been homeless and was sleeping on the subway when she was set on fire.He reiterated people should not be living in the subway system, "they should be in a place of care... we cant throw up our hands and allow that to happen.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said that "murder in the first degree carries the possibility of life without parole," calling it a charge that is "more significant in state court than currently in federal court." Gonzalez thanked grand jurors who watched the graphic surveillance video of her death recovered from a subway car.
Police took Zapeta into custody while he was riding a train on the same line later that day. Authorities say he claimed not to know what had happened but identified himself in photos and surveillance video showing the fire being lit.
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