Pit bull doused in flammable liquid before killer sets dog on fire in NYC

A heartless monster was caught on video “dragging a motionless dog” to a Queens street before dousing the helpless pooch in a flammable liquid and setting him on fire, officials said Saturday.

The brindle pit bull, left to burn, was found on 128 Street and 116 Avenue in South Ozone Park at 4:45 a.m. Thursday, cops said.

A necropsy is being performed to determine if he was burned to death or killed in another way first, a source said. 

When police arrived, they found the tiger-striped doggie “lying in the street” dead, a police source said.

Cops scoured for video to figure out what happened and released surveillance photos of the villain.

They plan to charge the brute with arson, cops said.

The alleged dog killer was last seen wearing a maroon sweatshirt with a “Polo” logo in tan lettering across the chest, gray pants and a light brown designer MCM backpack, which sells for between $500 and $1,000, cops said. 

The surveillance photos show him in a nearby bodega and walking past a white iron fence.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.