Man lights himself in fire in front of NYC church: police

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-14 18:39:05 | Updated at 2024-11-25 05:06:46 1 week ago

A 48-year-old man died after he set himself on fire in front of a Manhattan church early Thursday, cops said.

A witness called 911 to report that the man had set himself ablaze around 2:30 a.m. at East 16th Street and Rutherford Place, a tree-lined corner that is home to St. George’s Episcopal Church, police said.

The unconscious and unresponsive man was pronounced dead on the scene by responding EMS workers.

The 48-year-old man set himself on fire around 2:30 a.m. near East 16th Street and Rutherford Place, cops said. William Farrington

A witness called 911 to report that the man had set himself on fire, cops said. William Farrington

His name has not yet been released, pending family notification.

It remains unclear what the man had used to set himself on fire. William Farrington

It was not immediately clear how the man had set himself on fire, and the investigation is ongoing, cops said.

A white sheet, crime scene tape and evidence markers could be seen just outside the church in the aftermath. Stuyvesant Park, as well as a couple of brownstone buildings, are located at the intersection.

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