Climate activist dies after lighting himself on fire outside Supreme Court

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A climate activist who lit himself on fire on Earth Day outside the United States Supreme Court Building has died, according to reports. Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, died Saturday, a day after he set himself ablaze in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. on the plaza in front of the court building. He was airlifted to a local hospital, where he died.  A Facebook page belonging to a person named Wynn Bruce said he was a Buddhist and a climate activist. In 2020, Bruce left a cryptic Facebook comment that included a fire emoji and the date of his death, 4/22/2022. A Buddhist priest from Boulder said she knew Bruce and called his death “an act of compassion.” Supreme Court Police said that they were still investigating the man’s motive for self-immolation. No one else was injured in the incident.

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