FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com MARCH 7, 2013 • THE COURIER SUN 11 Flames followed bullets BY MAGGIE HAYES [email protected] Two young Queens men allegedly tied up, robbed, shot and then burned their victim, police said. Jason St. Hill, 17, and Stephen Peters, 22, of Richmond Hill were arrested on Thursday, February 28. Both were charged with kidnapping, arson, murder and burglary, among other charges. The victim, Azeem Ali, 43, was found unconscious and unresponsive after firefighters extinguished the blaze on 95th Avenue early morning on Sunday, February 24. St. Hill and Peters allegedly went to Ali’s second floor apartment to steal money from him. Once inside, Peters punched and pistol-whipped Ali, then tied his hands and feet with electrical cord, according to the criminal complaint. Peters then went to the basement, where he found gasoline to bring back to Ali’s apartment. St. Hill allegedly held Ali at gunpoint, and Peters demanded Ali’s PIN number and his ATM card. Then, Peters shot Ali in the head, and poured gasoline around the apartment before lighting it on fire, the complaint charged. After committing the grisly act, St. Hill and Peters allegedly left the scene and went to a gas station where they withdrew $200 cash using Ali’s card. The pair is being held without bail and will return to court on Thursday, March 14. If convicted, they face up to 25 years to life in prison. THE COURIER/Photo by Maggie Hayes Stephen Peters and Jason St. Hill are accused of killing a South Richmond Hill man and setting fi re to his apartment. Bodies found in Howard Beach brush fi re BY TERENCE M. CULLEN [email protected] Police recovered two bodies in a Howard Beach brush fi re near the Belt Parkway on Wednesday, March 6. Authorities responded to a 9-1-1 call for a fi re in the grassy, undeveloped THE COURIER/Photo by Terence M. Cullen Two bodies were found in a early morning Howard Beach brush fi re near the Belt Parkway Checking that earns like savings. 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