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Shocking Incident on the Subway: A Tragic Christmas Eve Attack
On a quiet Christmas Eve, a horrifying incident unfolded on a Brooklyn subway train, leading to the tragic death of a woman and raising serious concerns about public safety and immigration policies.
The alleged perpetrator, Sebastian Zapata, a 33-year-old undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, has been charged with first and second-degree murder as well as arson after he reportedly set a woman on fire aboard a Brooklyn F train over the weekend. Following the incident, the NYPD labeled the attack as one of the most depraved crimes the department has encountered.