A person reportedly lit themself on fire on Friday outside of New York’s Manhattan Supreme Court during jury selection for former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial.
A CNN reporter at the scene described seeing a man burning while people attempted to extinguish the flames. Video aired by Fox News also appeared to show a fire burning in a nearby park.
“They are putting jackets over the body of this man,” the Fox News reporter said.
A person was seen rushed away on a stretcher by emergency crews after the fire was extinguished, The Associated Press reported.
A police spokesperson confirmed to HuffPost that a man was taken from the scene to a nearby hospital in critical condition following a 911 call at 1.37 p.m. They were unable to confirm any additional information, including whether it was an act of self-immolation.
Witnesses at the scene told various news outlets that the person threw pamphlets into the air before pouring a liquid on themself.
Some of the pamphlets referenced former President George W Bush, former Vice President Al Gore and lawyer David Boies, who represented Gore in the 2000 presidential election recount, according to The New York Times.