Police in New York City are actively searching for an unidentified male suspect who lit a man on fire overnight Sunday in in the middle of Times Square.

The New York Police Department says a 45-year-old man was lit on fire by an attacker early on March 16 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Police in New York City are searching for a person they say set a man on fire near Times Square shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday morning near West 41st Street and 7th Avenue.

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New York City authorities are searching for a suspect who set a man on fire in Times Square Sunday morning. Police responded to a 45-year-old man on fire on West 41st Street and 7th Avenue just before ...

A 45-year-old man was set on fire in the early hours of Sunday morning in New York City's busy tourist hotspot, Times Square, with his attacker having fled police sparking a manhunt ...

The New York Police Department (NYPD) said that the 45-year-old was found on fire at around 4 am (local time) and was taken ...