A horrific incident occurred on Sunday morning when a woman was fatally set on fire on an F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan migrant, was arrested after the attack.
Incident Details
- Occurred around 7:30 AM
- Victim was sitting motionless when the suspect approached
- Used a lighter to ignite her clothing
- Flames engulfed her within seconds
- Victim was pronounced dead at the scene
- Approached victim calmly
- No prior interaction between them
- Exited the train after setting her on fire
- Remained at the station, sitting on a bench
- Officers discovered the victim by smell and sight of smoke
- Used fire extinguishers to douse flames
- Arrested suspect later that day
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called it "one of the most depraved crimes"