Man set on fire on Manhattan subway, 1 person in police custody: NYPD

Matthew Euzarraga
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — A man was set on fire while riding the subway in Manhattan on Saturday, according to the NYPD.

The attack happened at the Houston Street No. 1 subway station at 2:47 p.m. Police said the 48-year-old suspect was holding a flammable substance that was on fire inside a cup before he threw it at the 23-year-old victim.

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The victim suffered burns to his upper torso, chest, neck and arm, according to the NYPD. Paramedics rushed him to a hospital.

Sources told PIX11 News that as the attacker escaped, he grabbed a cellphone that a woman had dropped on the ground. He was taken into custody near Canal Street and Renwick Street after police used the Find My iPhone app on the woman’s phone, sources said.

Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.

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