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Man, 33, who set himself on fire outside the White House while wearing a USA T-shirt 'was hallucinating after taking synthetic marijuana K2 laced with PCP'
2019-05-31
[DailyMail]
  • Arnav Gupta is the man who was filmed setting himself on fire on Wednesday

  • The 33-year-old had been reported missing by his family earlier that day

  • Unnamed police sources say he was hallucinating and did not respond to them

  • He died in the hospital after suffering burns to 85 percent of his body

  • Disturbing video footage showed him calmly walking across Ellipse park then setting himself on fire

  • US Secret Service Agents put out the blaze and took him to the hospital

Update at 1:30 pm EDT from Heavy.com: Arnav Gupta: 5 Fast Facts. The art website the article links to is troubling — not just that the prices listed are beyond ambitious, but despite the polished appearance he claims the studio is located in Los Angeles with an area code in Seattle and an address in an apparently random rental property in Buffalo, NY.
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  the guy was a living Ronson ad, for a while.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2019-05-31 20:40  

#6  OMG #5, first time I've laughed out loud all day.
Posted by: brujotejano   2019-05-31 16:24  

#5  Make yourself a fire, and you'll be warm for the night.

Set yourself on fire, and you'll be warm for the rest of your life.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-05-31 15:42  

#4  Unnamed police sources apparently know a lot more than they're saying.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-05-31 12:48  

#3  USA T-shirt

Coulda been worse.
He could have been wearing a MAGA hat.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-05-31 10:59  

#2  Suttee? Well, if you identify as ......
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-05-31 08:44  

#1  Watching shows like the Blacklist, I tell myself I am just enjoying an intellectual repose. Indulging in far out fantasy.

Then this happens. You have to think, just WTF else goes on in DC ?
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-05-31 07:30  

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