A man who set himself on fire in front of the United States Supreme Court building has died, according to reports.
Win Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, died on Saturday, a day after setting himself on fire in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News. The incident happened around 6:30 pm and Bruce was taken by air to a nearby hospital.
A Supreme Court spokeswoman said on Friday that Bruce’s death was “not a public safety issue”.
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