The man who set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was being tried died a day after the incident.
On Saturday morning, the New York Police Department confirmed to the Associated Press that Max Azzarello, 37, was pronounced dead at an area hospital. He was seen being carried away from the scene Friday on a stretcher, with his whole body charred. He was described by police at a press conference shortly after as being in “very critical” condition.
New York Police officers inspect a backpack left at the scene where a man lit himself on fire in a park outside Manhattan criminal court, Friday, April 19, 2024, in New York. Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was
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