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Sunday, February 5, 2023

Girl, 15, charged with murder after setting fire that killed man in the Bronx: cops

 A 15-year-old girl was charged with murder after using lighter fluid to start a fire that killed a man in the Bronx, cops said Sunday. 

The teen, whose name was withheld because she’s a juvenile, was charged a week after the fatal fire broke out at 1211 Evergreen Avenue in Soundview around 2 p.m. on Jan. 29, police said.

The FDNY responded to the blaze and found Abdoukarim Sakolly dead inside the home, police said.

Suspect.
The girl is “known to frequent the area” and had a dispute with someone in the building.
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The girl is “known to frequent the area” and had a dispute with someone in the building but not the victim, a police spokesman said. She was arrested after people from the building spotted her in Midtown.

She was caught on surveillance video going into the building with a water bottle and coming out without it. The bottle contained lighter fluid, cops said.

Police released photos and videos of the teenager.

She was charged with murder, assault, arson, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief, according to cops.

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Building on fire.
The fire broke out at 1211 Evergreen Avenue in Soundview around 2 p.m. on Jan. 29.
Building on fire.
Abdoukarim Sakolly was found dead inside the home.
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Response to fire.
The teen was charged with murder, assault, arson, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
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Police released photos and videos of the teenager.

https://nypost.com/2023/02/05/15-year-old-girl-set-fire-that-killed-nyc-man-cops/

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