04-19-2024, 06:47 PM
Edit: A link to the protestor’s complete ‘manifesto’, published in the Substack blogging page, has been added in a thread above this one.
Breaking. The motive is unclear. Pamphlets with various topics were found in him. He’s currently hospitalized.
NBC News
The person set himself aflame after 1:30 p.m. Friday in the designated protest area outside of the trial outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan, according to witnesses. Video appeared to show the moments after the self-immolation…
There was already a heavy NYPD presence already outside the building due to the high-profile nature of the trial, and officers rushed to get what appeared to be a fire extinguisher to douse the flames. Their first attempt to put out the fire was unsuccessful, and video appeared to show the man trying to sit up.
The fire was put out minutes later after police brought a larger extinguisher, leaving a smoky scene outside court as a gaggle of reporters and witnesses looked on.
The nature of the protest was not immediately clear, but the man had pamphlets and buttons on him with different messaging, according to a police source.
Three law enforcement sources said the man who set himself on fire appears to have been a follower of some conspiracy theories and may have had emotional issues. He may have posted his intention to set himself on fire in advance online.
Breaking. The motive is unclear. Pamphlets with various topics were found in him. He’s currently hospitalized.
NBC News
The person set himself aflame after 1:30 p.m. Friday in the designated protest area outside of the trial outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan, according to witnesses. Video appeared to show the moments after the self-immolation…
There was already a heavy NYPD presence already outside the building due to the high-profile nature of the trial, and officers rushed to get what appeared to be a fire extinguisher to douse the flames. Their first attempt to put out the fire was unsuccessful, and video appeared to show the man trying to sit up.
The fire was put out minutes later after police brought a larger extinguisher, leaving a smoky scene outside court as a gaggle of reporters and witnesses looked on.
The nature of the protest was not immediately clear, but the man had pamphlets and buttons on him with different messaging, according to a police source.
Three law enforcement sources said the man who set himself on fire appears to have been a follower of some conspiracy theories and may have had emotional issues. He may have posted his intention to set himself on fire in advance online.
