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Woman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway; Person of interest taken into custody, police say.
NEW YORK -- A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police.
A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an early evening news conference.
Police said the person of interest came to the U.S. from Guatemala in 2018. He was later charged with first degree murder and arson, but investigators did not immediately reveal a possible motive.