Footage shared following the incident appeared to show the individual being transported to an ambulance on a gurney. The extremely graphic video shows a charred body of what appears to be a slender-framed male, possibly still moving as he was still alive after the fire was extinguished.
Readers may find this footage extremely disturbing. It should be viewed with caution.
#BreakingnewsSomeone just set themselves on fire at collected pond park in downtown Manhattan NYFilmed by @LeeroyPressFor licensing email [email protected] pic.twitter.com/a9pRrtqFfI
— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) April 19, 2024
The man allegedly threw pamphlets featuring something to do with the 2000 presidential election into the air before dousing himself with an accelerant and lighting himself on fire, the New York Times reported. (RELATED: ‘I Can Smell The Burning Flesh’: CNN Live Shot Cuts To Man Lighting Self On Fire Outside Trump Trial)
The 2000 election saw former President George Bush …
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