"Police have released surveillance images of the suspect they believe set a sleeping homeless man ablaze aboard a Midtown subway train Monday. NYPD Police released surveillance images Wednesday of the Midtown subway arson suspect whom they believe set a sleeping homeless man ablaze on Monday. According to police sources, the 56-year-old victim was dozing on the Harlem-bound 3 train just after 3 a.m. on Dec. 2 as the train pulled into the 34th Street-Penn Station Subway."
"Law enforcement sources said the suspect quickly stepped into the train and set the man ablaze before fleeing and boarding another train. An MTA conductor spotted the victim staggering out of the 3 train with his lower body engulfed in flames and immediately dialed 911. A search is underway for the arsonist who set fire to a sleeping homeless man on board a subway train in Midtown early on Monday morning, Dec. 1, 2025.Photo by Robert Pozarycki"
A 56-year-old homeless man was dozing on the Harlem-bound 3 train just after 3 a.m. on Dec. 2 when a suspect reportedly stepped aboard and set him on fire as the train pulled into 34th Street-Penn Station. An MTA conductor observed the victim staggering from the car with his lower body engulfed in flames and immediately called 911. EMS transported the man to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center with significant burn injuries. Surveillance footage confirmed that a perpetrator ignited the victim. Police released images and a suspect description and asked the public to submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers or @NYPDTips.
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