Man Who Set Himself on Fire in Front of Supreme Court Dies

Visitors walking their dogs across the U.S. Supreme Court Plaza on Capitol Hill on Feb. 22, 2022. Tom Brenner/Reuters

The male who set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Supreme Court has died, the Metropolitan Police said on April 23.

Authorities identified the man as 50-year-old Wynn Bruce from Boulder, Colorado, and said he died from the injuries after he set himself on fire.