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A man who allegedly set himself on fire at the Supreme Court plaza in Washington, D.C., on Friday has died, PEOPLE confirms.
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department tells PEOPLE that the man has been identified as 50-year-old Wynn Bruce of Boulder, Colorado.
Bruce was airlifted to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, according to D.C. police.
The U.S. Capitol Police firstreported on Twitterthat a helicopter had landed near the Capitol “for a medical emergency” around 6:45 p.m. The department confirmed that the helicopter had left the areain a second tweetposted shortly before 7 p.m.
Footage from FOX Newsshared on Twittershows a U.S. Park Police helicopter touching down near the building entrance with some first responders on the ground.
A second Twitter videoshows the helicopter quickly taking off and flying away.
A Supreme Court spokesperson said Supreme Court Police, the D.C. police and U.S. Capitol Police responded to Friday’s incident,ABC News,NBC NewsandCNNreported.
No one else was injured during the incident, per the Supreme Court spokesperson.
U.S. Capitol Police said on Twitter that the incident was “not a public safety issue.”
The area around the Supreme Court and Capitol buildings, which sit adjacent to each other on First Street in Washington, D.C., remained closed “for further investigation” after the person was taken away, per the spokesperson.
An investigation into Bruce’s death is ongoing.
source: people.com
