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NYPD Identifies Woman Killed in Subway Attack
NYPD Identifies Woman
Burned in Subway Attack
UPDATED
Dec 31, 2024 1:35 PM CST

NYPD Identifies Woman Burned in Subway Attack

Debrina Kawam was from New Jersey township

(Newser) - The woman who died after being set on fire in a New York subway train earlier this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, New York City police announced Tuesday. The woman, Debrina Kawam, was from Toms River, a township on the Jersey Shore, according to the NYPD. Police initially...

Authorities Struggle to Identify Woman in Subway Attack

She is believed to be homeless, adding 'another level to a tragedy'

(Newser) - We know the name of the man accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train in a horrific fatal attack last week: Sebastian Zapeta-Calil. But his victim? Authorities still have not been able to identify her, which speaks both to the nature of the...

Prosecutor: Suspect Fanned Flames in Subway Murder

Guatemalan migrant Sebastian Zapeta arraigned on murder, arson charges

(Newser) - The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor said Tuesday at his arraignment on murder charges. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the US illegally,...

Suspect Didn't Know Victim in 'Depraved' Subway Murder

Man accused of setting woman on fire in NYC subway was in US illegally

(Newser) - The murder of a woman on a New York City subway train on Sunday was "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being," New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday. Police said a suspect identified as Sebastian Zapeta set...

Woman Dies After Being Set on Fire in NYC Subway

New York woman was asleep on the train before apparently random attack

(Newser) - New York City police announced Sunday they have in custody a "person of interest" in the early morning death of a woman who they believe may have fallen asleep on a stationary subway train before being intentionally lit on fire by a man she didn't know, the AP...

Manslaughter Charges Dropped Against Daniel Penny

Ex-Marine in NYC subway choking case says he was protecting himself, others from Jordan Neely

(Newser) - The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of using a deadly chokehold on an unruly New York subway passenger dismissed the top charge in the case on Friday at prosecutors' request, reports the AP . This allows jurors to consider a lesser count of criminally negligent homicide after they...

Teen Subway Surfer Loses Limbs in NYC

Police say 18-year-old was trying to climb on top of moving No. 2 train in Harlem, lost her arm and leg

(Newser) - The evening rush hour was a mess at one New York City subway station after a teen lost a leg and an arm after trying to surf on subway cars. Police and MTA officials say the 18-year-old was still in critical condition on Friday morning after attempting to clamber up...

Man Took Knife From Scene After Police Shooting at Subway Station

NYPD is now looking for man who removed knife after 4 were shot Sunday

(Newser) - Someone made off with a knife from a crime scene in the aftermath of a weekend police shooting at a New York City subway station, police said Monday. An image of the folding knife, with a blade about the width of a man's palm, was released by the New...

Governor Is Looking at a NYC Subway Mask Ban

'People should not be able to hide behind a mask to commit crimes,' Kathy Hochul says

(Newser) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. Hochul, a Democrat, said the exact details of the policy are not clear but it...

NYC Subway Rider Is Fatally Pushed Onto Tracks

24-year-old suspect charged with murder

(Newser) - A New York City subway rider was pushed onto the tracks and killed by a train, reports the AP , the latest in a string of violent episodes in the city's transit system that have prompted officials to beef up policing in the subway system. The shoving victim, who hasn'...

No Charges in 'Deeply Upsetting' Subway Shooting

NYC prosecutors say man acted in self-defense when he grabbed another man's gun, fired

(Newser) - There won't be charges against a man who shot another on a New York City subway train. Although the Thursday shooting was "deeply upsetting," "evidence of self-defense precludes us from filing any criminal charges against the shooter," Oren Yaniv, a rep for the Brooklyn District...

Woman's Feet Amputated After Push Onto Subway Tracks

The 29-year-old had reportedly been arguing with her boyfriend

(Newser) - Another story of crime in the New York subway, this one with a particularly grim outcome: Police say a Saturday morning argument between a woman and her boyfriend ended with the woman behind pushed onto the subway tracks. NBC News reports she was hit by a train, and sources say...

National Guard Deployed to New York Subways

They'll patrol, check bags amid spate of violent incidents

(Newser) - New York's governor is deploying the National Guard to New York City's subways. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that 750 members of the state's National Guard will start patrolling stations amid a spate of violent crimes, reports the New York Times . They'll join an additional force...

Human Leg Found on NYC Subway Track
Gruesome Subway
Mystery May Be Solved
UPDATED
Feb 22, 2024 11:42 AM CST

Gruesome Subway Mystery May Be Solved

Severed leg found on tracks may be that of man who was killed by train days earlier

(Newser) - The disturbing mystery of a severed leg found on subway tracks in the Bronx may have been solved. Police sources tell the New York Post and PIX11 that investigators believe the leg is that of a man who was fatally hit by a train at the Spring Street subway station...

1 Dead, 5 Hurt in NYC Subway Shooting
16-Year-Old Arrested in
Deadly Subway Shooting
UPDATED
Feb 16, 2024 3:19 AM CST

16-Year-Old Arrested in Deadly Subway Shooting

Police say injured 14-year-old may be another suspect in Bronx shooting

(Newser) - The US Marshals Service says a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed a 35-year-old man and injured five other people at a subway station in the Bronx on Monday. Authorities say the shooting at Mount Eden station happened after members...

'Big Win' for Neely Family in Subway Chokehold Case

Judge rejects Daniel Penny's bid to dismiss case

(Newser) - Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put New York City subway rider Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold, will go on trial on a charge of second-degree manslaughter no earlier than this fall, a judge said Wednesday. The judge rejected Penny's motion to have the case dismissed, ABC News...

Grandfather Killed Trying to Break Up Subway Fight

Brooklyn man 'always wanted peace,' his family says

(Newser) - As Richard Henderson rode a No. 3 train home to Brooklyn Sunday night, he tried to intervene in a fight on the subway car and ended up dead. The 45-year-old was fatally shot just three stops before he would have gotten off, the New York Times reports. "He got...

More Than 20 Hurt in NYC Subway Collision, Derailment

Service was majorly disrupted across Manhattan

(Newser) - A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions across Manhattan during the afternoon rush hour, authorities said. At about 3pm on the Upper West Side, a 1 train carrying...

Man Shoves Woman Onto NYC Subway Tracks

A suspect is still being sought in the incident, which left the woman in critical condition

(Newser) - Another apparently random attack on a New York City subway platform left a 30-year-old woman in critical condition Wednesday. She was at the 53rd Street/Fifth Avenue station around noon when a man, who witnesses say was talking to himself, suddenly pushed her against a train that was leaving the station....

'Prophet of Doom' Sentenced in NYC Subway Attack

Victims try to tell the court about the trauma they've endured since the shooting

(Newser) - After several victims tearfully and angrily told the court about their ongoing trauma, a judge sentenced the man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets to life in prison. Frank James, 64, had pleaded guilty earlier this year to terrorism charges. A 51-year-old man said he had...

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