Horrific elevator killing stuns New York

Horrific elevator killing stuns New York NEW YORK (AP) — As Deloris Gillespie went up the elevator to her fifth-floor Brooklyn apartment, carrying groceries, a man was waiting. His face was one her neighbors later recognized, and she surely must have, too.

Surveillance video from inside the small elevator shows that he looked something like an exterminator, with a canister sprayer, white gloves and a dust mask, which was perched atop his head. The sprayer was full of flammable liquid.

When the elevator opened Saturday afternoon, the man sprayed the 73-year-old woman "sort of methodically" over her head and parts of her body as her bags of groceries draped off her arms, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said. She crouched down to try to protect herself, he said.

Then, Browne said, the attacker pulled out a barbecue-style lighter and used it to ignite a rag in a bottle. He waited a few seconds as Gillespie huddled on the floor. Then he backed out of the elevator and tossed the flaming bottle in.

Neighbors in the Prospect Heights building had no idea a woman was being burned alive when they quickly reported a fire.

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[jesuswasafucker]

my favorite thing about all of these comments is that the same thing goes on every day, and nobody cares unless they see it. the same exact thing. likewise, anyone eating animal products directly supports cruelty on a level akin to this. also, I admit I am extremely spooked by the statement 'sort of methodical'. what exactly does this mean? what else is known about this?

[lwalpole]

@missdoe2u You sound like a very compassionate person your comment is the first thing Iv'e heard that gives me hope since hearing of this vile act and I feel it gives me an insight into the way you treat the vulnerable in your country.

[maroinmybones]

Please catch this guy, please for the love of god catch this guy.

[ForDahLulz]

Fucked up shit.

[Ragnarokxviii]

Burned that ass to a crisp!

[thedeityofthemind93]

Someone took coach hines too seriously...

[BLACKSTEVE6495]

THATS FUCCED UP

[tirpitz19]

That's what happens when we live with animals among us.( negros )

[dj6289]

r u serious what the hell is this dam world coming to

[MrJoeyToast]

Thats horrible.