Man Who Self-Immolated Near Trump Trial Identified: Live Updates
The 37-year-old man, who survived the fire, distributed a manifesto of conspiratorial beliefs shortly before igniting himself.
On Friday afternoon, a man set himself on fire in a small park across the street from the lower Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial. Max Azzarello, 37, of Florida was identified by authorities as the man who set himself on fire and is now hospitalized in critical condition. In a manifesto, he said his act was in order to bring attention to a set of conspiratorial beliefs, which he also put on flyers he tossed before igniting himself. Below are live updates on this developing story.
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This post has been updated throughout. Correction: A previous version of this story said the man had wrapped himself in an American flag, according to a witness. He did not.