JERICKA DUNCAN: Now to a disturbing and deadly attack here in New York City. Tonight, police say they have a suspect under arrest after a woman sleeping in a subway car was set on fire. She later died. CBS’s Tammy Mutasa is in New York with details on what exactly happened. Tammy?
TAMMY MUTASA: Jericka, you know, this was a brutal attack on a woman who just appeared to be sleeping on a public train. And police found that victim when they saw smoke during a routine patrol. Horrifying moments inside an F train on the New York City subway. Just before 7:30 this morning, NYPD investigators say a woman was set on fire and burned to death. Police say as the train approached the last stop in Brooklyn, the suspect walked up to her, lit her on fire and stayed on the scene, watching her burn from the train platform. After the NYPD released images of a person of interest, three young men called 911 when they saw the suspect on a different subway. Police stopped the train and arrested the man.
MICHAEL KEMPER: There must be strong and swift consequences on this person, and I use that term lightly, who committed this brutal, brutal homicide.
MUTASA: And Jericka, the NYPD said cameras have been installed in every subway car. And it's because of images from those cameras that led to this arrest. This week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced an additional 250 National Guard members will be deployed inside the subway cars to make sure that everyone is safe.
DUNCAN: Tammy Moutasa reporting in New York City tonight. Thank you.