Teen arrested after allegedly setting subway rider on fire at Penn Station stop

Police arrested a teenager believed to be responsible for a terrifying attack on the subway in which a homeless man was set on fire aboard a train in Manhattan.

Hiram Carrero was arrested Thursday by members of a joint task force and was charged with attempted murder in connection to the attack on a 56-year-old homeless man on a 3 train at the 34th Street-Penn Station stop around 3 a.m. Monday.

The 18-year-old Carrero didn’t say a word as he was led out out the police stationhouse in handcuffs Thursday afternoon, and put into a waiting NYPD vehicle.

According to police, the attack occurred as the train pulled into the busy station. Carrero approached the victim while briefly entering the train car, and allegedly set him on fire.

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