Clarence Duwell Dear is suspected of throwing gasoline on the woman before setting her on fire, possibly with a lighted cigarette, and fleeing(Photo: Pomona Police Dept. )
Police in Pomona, Calif., were searching Saturday for an "extremely dangerous" man suspected of dousing a woman in gasoline before setting her on fire during an argument Christmas Day.
Witnesses said the 41-year-old victim was engulfed in flames when she was chased out of a Pomona, Calif., home Friday during an argument that turned violent, according to police. She later died from her injuries at a hospital. Her name has not yet been released.
Police identified the suspect in the incident as Pomona resident Clarence Duwell Dear, 51. Police said the suspect threw gasoline on the woman before setting her on fire, possibly with a lighted cigarette, and fleeing. Ponoma is located about 30 miles west of Los Angeles.
The woman collapsed in the street as neighbors rushed to help her and firefighters were called, police said. She suffered severe burns and was transported to a hospital, where she died shortly afterward.
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