What’s Known About the Man Who Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial

The NYPD have named the man who doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself ablaze outside Manhattan courthouse.

Investigators inspect the site at the park across from Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City after a man set himself on fire, in New York City, on April 19, 2024. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Police have identified the man who set himself on fire in a park outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s business record falsification trial was taking place, with officials reviewing whether to restrict access to Collect Pond Park following the incident.

Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, was identified by officials with the New York Police Department (NYPD) at an April 19 press conference as the man who entered the park, tossed what police said were some “conspiracy theory-type” pamphlets in the air, doused himself in a flammable liquid, and set himself ablaze.