A 26-year-old woman critically injured in a violent attack on Chicago ’s Blue Line train has been identified as Bethany MaGee, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X Sunday.

The 50-year-old suspect, Lawrence Reed , has been charged with federal terrorism after he allegedly doused MaGee with gasoline and set her on fire in an attack described by officials as “barbaric” and premeditated. He faces a possible life sentence if convicted.

Duffy noted that Reed had 72 prior arrests and wrote on X: "This would never have happened if this thug had been behind bars. Yet Chicago lets repeat offenders roam the streets. Chicago’s carelessness is putting the American people at risk. No one should ever have to fear for their life on the subway."

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