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Onlookers screamed as fire engulfed the man, who had thrown pamphlets in the air before he set himself aflame. A police officer tried to extinguish the flames before the man was taken away in an ambulance.
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The video is graphic because CNN actually showed it happening live. I will not link it here.
(The Guardian)Person apparently sets self on fire outside courthouse
A person appears to have set themself on fire outside the Manhattan criminal court where Donald Trump’s criminal trial is under way.
Videos online appeared to show the person being engulfed in flames as authorities including New York police rushed to extinguish the flames.
Across the street from the courthouse, police are gathered examining the area where a man set himself aflame during proceedings.
There is a pile of charred material from which a small amount of smoke appears to be drifting.
The air has a somewhat charred scent.'It's just shocking': bystander describes chaotic scene outside courthouse
One bystander described the incident, saying: He made a noise and he threw all those pamphlets. I don’t know if the cops will ever release that but those pamphlets have the answers of whatever the hell…convinced himself to kill himself… It’s just shocking. I mean, I couldn’t do anything. It’s honestly hard to even process in your brain. There’s some people crying in the park… There’s just nothing you can do. He’s burning himself …”
(The Guardian)Man who set self on fire is alive in critical condition, police say
NYPD is now briefing the press about the man who is in the Weill Cornell burn unit in critical condition. -- The man has been identified as Maxwell Azarello who was born in 1987. According to his driver’s license, he is from St Augustine, Florida.
According to police, the accelerant that was used “appears to be some kind of alcohol-based substance that’s used for cleaning.”
Speaking about the pamphlets found at the scene, police said that the “pamphlets seem to be propaganda-based, almost like a conspiracy theory type of pamphlets.”
Police added that they spoke to Maxwell Azarello’s family members who said that they were unaware “that he was even in New York.”
Police also said they believe Azarello arrived in New York “some time earlier in the week.”
Police also said Maxwell Azarello did not breach security protocols but noted, “Of course we’re going to review our security protocols.”
“We’ll talk with our federal partners and we’ll make decisions if we need to tighten up security. Maybe we’ll shut down the park. That is something that will determine once we talk with all our partners,” police added.
Sounds like he had some unchecked mental health issues going on, regardless of who he supports. Either way, this man is either not going to make it or he's going to have a real rough time getting through recovery.
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