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.

An unidentified woman was set on fire in a New York City subway train on Sunday. According to the BBC, a man has been arrested in connection to the fatal incident, which Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch called “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being.