Man sets himself on fire on Washington's National Mall

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Man sets himself on fire at National Mall, one witness says his accomplice filmed the entire ordeal: report - NY Daily News

A man was in critical condition Friday night after he poured gasoline on his body and lit himself on fire on the National Mall.

Flames and smoke from the self-immolating man near 7th Street and Jefferson Drive, SW, were visible from the Capitol, where some staffers watched the scene from west facing windows, just a day after a car chase that ended with the shooting death of a woman just outside the Hart Senate Office Building.

The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Friday in between the Air and Space Museum and the National Gallery. Passing joggers rushed to the man's aid, several ripping off their shirts to help beat out the flames that burned 80% of his body, ABC reports.

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shits getting crazy
 
Wow, there are some really stupid people out there. Atleast with this guy he didn't take out any innocent people.
 
Pretty powerful form of protest. Too bad he's probably protesting his ebt card not working during the shutdown.
 
Man who set himself on fire on Mall dies - The Washington Post

As he was shooting, a man appeared in the center of his frame, standing near Seventh Street, with his back to Soto. He poured gasoline over his body from a canister, and, before igniting the fuel with a lighter, gave the Capitol a crisp military salute.

Soto’s camera kept clicking as flames engulfed the man’s body and passersby rushed to his aid.

“I just kept shooting,” said Soto, 39, of Little Rock. “I didn’t know what to do in that moment.”
 
Cameras offer a mechanical disconnect thus so many photos/videos being taken of terrible and tragic events.

Now to see what kind of medication he was on.
 
given the solute, probably PTSD from watching his boys blow up in the desert....
 
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