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On Sunday morning, the suspect approached the victim while she was sitting on a subway train that had just arrived at the end of the line in Coney Island. Without warning, he unleashed a fireball using a lighter, causing severe burns to the woman before leaving the scene and watching from a nearby bench. Eyewitness accounts describe the act as nothing short of horrifying.
Emergency responders arrived quickly but unfortunately, the victim succumbed to her injuries shortly thereafter. The police were able to identify Zapeta through body camera footage taken shortly after the attack. He was later apprehended on another train when three teenagers recognized him from photos that had been circulated.