A man reportedly on Friday attempted to set himself on fire outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
BREAKING: A man reportedly burst into flames outside the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/k3xlJJf1cf
— Justine Brooke Murray (@Justine_Brooke) April 22, 2022
A Park Service helicopter landed at the steps of the Supreme Court after reports of a man attempting to set himself on fire.
Park Service helicopter lands on steps of Supreme Court after man tries to set himself on fire pic.twitter.com/FImdTuTa6F
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) April 22, 2022
A helicopter just air lifted man to the hospital who tried to set himself on fire on the Supreme Court steps. DC is wild today.
pic.twitter.com/FMMaBjeNlq— DC Maryland Virginia (@DMVFollowers) April 22, 2022
BREAKING: Man tries lighting self on fire in front of US Supreme Court https://t.co/PaADtQwhEb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 22, 2022
Fox News reported:
U.S. Capitol Police said the helicopter landed near the Capitol for a “medical emergency.” The incident was not a public safety issue, it said.
“We just felt after this week the community needed to know why a helicopter was landing nearby,” a USCP spokesperson told Fox News in a statement, referring to a mishap that prompted the Capitol Police to issue an alert this week over a plane transporting members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights to parachute into Nationals Park for Military Appreciation Night.
The condition of Friday’s patient was not disclosed. Fox News has reached out to the Supreme Court Police.
The incident adds to a chaotic day in the nation’s capital, where a shooting in a northwest Washington neighborhood injured at least three people.
