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After the cop walked past, the suspect \u2014 who police say stands about five-foot, six-inches tall (168cm), weighs around 150 pounds (68kg) and is about 25 to 30 years-old \u2014 got up as if to walk away before the clip cut off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, jeans, brown boots and a dark knit hat with a red band, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities are offering a $US10,000 ($16,000) reward for info that might lead to his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Horrifying video shows the woman burning as the man watches on. Picture: NY Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n Investigators believe that the woman was sleeping when the man \u2014 who was sitting across from the victim at the time \u2014 got up, walked over and tossed a match on her, sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cops extinguished the fire and EMS declared her dead on the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She was found with liquor bottles surrounding her, though it was not immediately clear if they played any part in the fire, sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shocked commuters watched in horror as the woman\u2019s body was carted out of the station in a black body bag just after 1pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d the stunned commuter said as the gurney was wheeled out of the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An MTA worker told The Post<\/em> it looked like the woman\u2019s clothes were \u201cburnt off\u201d completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The suspect is believed to be 25 to 30 years old. Picture: NYPD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police are offering a $US10,000 reward. Picture: NYPD<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was just walking by. The cops was there already. I didn\u2019t see her in flames but that\u2019s what I heard. It was out. They shut the lights off [in the car] so nobody could see,\u201d the worker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police were already processing the scene and the woman\u2019s body had been extinguished when the man saw the grim sight, which clearly jolted him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat s**t is crazy \u2014 it\u2019s only three days until Christmas,\u201d he added. That\u2019s messed up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Commuters continuously paused in their tracks while transferring trains to take in the horrific scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s scary,\u201d Brooklyn construction manager Alex Gureyev, 39 said. \u201cIt\u2019s going downhill a bit. Everybody keeps saying it\u2019s going back to the seventies. It\u2019s a frequent occurrence \u2014 not like this, setting people on fire \u2014 but like the mugging, the killings, the fighting, the shootings, they\u2019re really common nowadays. [It\u2019s] very bad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunday morning\u2019s horrifying attack comes as Governor Kathy Hochul deployed an additional 250 National Guard troops in New York City\u2019s subways for the holiday season and beyond \u2014 swelling the New York Army National Guard\u2019s $US100 million ($160 million) subway deployment to 1000 troops. Some eight million visitors were expected to travel to the Big Apple over the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New York Governor Kathy Hochul. Picture: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds\/AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ms Hochul insisted her controversial first deployment<\/a> of National Guard troops into the subways in March has led to a dramatic drop in transit crime, noting subway crime has dipped 10 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-21.jpeg\")
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