NEW YORK – Authorities arrested the woman suspected of starting a fire outside a Brooklyn synagogue on Sunday, police said. The alleged criminal was caught on charges of arson and hate crimes.
The New York City Hate Crimes Task Force launched an investigation into the gasoline attack on the captured woman, identified as 39-year-old Sharee Jones. Contact information for his attorney was not immediately known.
Images released Friday by New York City Police show the arson suspect dressed in dark clothing and walking outside the metal gates of the Flatbush place of worship. This around 7:30 pm Thursday while he was pouring gasoline into a red container, police said.
The woman then lit the fuel and ran off.
A security guard at the Jewish school was able to douse the flames with water. No injuries were reported.
WANTED for AN Arson in front of 1609 Avenue J (Yeshiva of Flatbush) . #Brooklyn @NYPD70pct on 10/14/21 @ 7:27 PM an unidentified female poured gasoline in front of the Yeshiva and lit it on fire Reward up to $3500Seen them? Call 1-800-577-TIPS Calls are CONFIDENTIAL! pic.twitter.com/xiqmmnajgy
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) October 15, 2021
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The video also shows the moment that the suspect is in a store buying a can of gasoline.
Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the “vile” act in a tweet, calling it an “attack on all New Yorkers” and promised to bring the suspect to justice.
