USA TODAY/A Colorado man has died after lighting himself on fire in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Friday evening, police said.
The man — who was 50 and from Boulder, Colorado — went to the plaza in front of the court building at about 6:30 p.m. and set himself on fire, D.C. Metropolitan Police said. He was air lifted to a hospital before he died from his injuries.
The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that a medical helicopter landed near the Capitol for a medical emergency.
