SEATTLE, Wash. — Quick Facts:
- Witnesses say man doused girlfriend with gas, lit her on fire
- Attack occurred Sunday night in South Seattle
- Bystander's jacket caught fire while trying to help victim
- Harborview has woman in critical condition in burn unit
Seattle police are looking for a man who neighbors say threw gasoline on his girlfriend and set her on fire.
A 911 call was placed by a witness in the 7400 block of Rainier Avenue South around 9:15 p.m. Sunday.
A neighbor said that the boyfriend was waiting for the woman at the Parkway Apartments when she got home from work. The man then pulled her up to the apartment, where there was a struggle.
KIRO 7 reporter Rob Munoz spoke with a woman who witnessed the attack. The witness said the man then grabbed a canister of gasoline, threw it on her, lit it and then ran before police arrived.
One neighbor said she helped the woman, and the flames were so intense, it caught her jacket on fire.
KIRO 7 checked with Harborview Medical Center who said there is a woman in critical condition in their burn unit.
On Monday night, detectives identified the suspect as 62-year-old John Turner. He is known to frequent the Downtown and Pioneer Square areas.
Anyone with information is urged to call police.
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