NYPD: Woman sought after Pride flag set on fire outside Little Prince restaurant in SoHo
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BY NATALIE DUDDRIDGE, ZINNIA MALDONADO
UPDATED ON: FEBRUARY 20, 2023 / 6:26 PM / CBS NEW YORK

NEW YORK -- New video shows the person police are searching for who they say lit a Pride flag on fire outside a SoHo restaurant.

The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime.

The footage shows a white van pull up to The Little Prince restaurant on Prince Street at around 1:30 a.m. on Monday. Police say a woman gout out of the vehicle, took out a lighter and set the flag on fire.

The flames spread to an apartment building above, where Samira Qureshi lives. She saw the video for the first time and said, "Oh my gosh, crazy!" and added "I smelled smoke heard cops, firefighters."

Qureshi said she and her neighbors had to evacuate. People in the area said they can't believe it was an intentional act.

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