Overview
- NYPD warrants officers arrested 18-year-old Hiram Carrero on Thursday in connection with the burning of a 56-year-old rider on a northbound 3 train.
- Carrero faces attempted murder, arson, assault, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment charges, with arraignment pending in Manhattan Criminal Court.
- Police say the suspect briefly entered a car at 34th Street–Penn Station around 3 a.m. Monday, ignited the victim’s pants, exited to the platform, and the victim was later aided at Times Square.
- Officers doused the flames and EMS took the victim to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for severe leg burns; the investigation remains active.
- After conflicting initial statements, detectives reviewed station footage, released images Wednesday, and determined the act was intentional, with the suspect believed to have fled on a northbound 3 train.