美国前总统川普的封口费案19日进行第四天庭审时,却发生一名男子于当天下午在法院外点火自焚。媒体报导,这名男子20日凌晨伤重不治。This is the last video uploaded by Max Azzarello on his IG page before he self-immolated in front of the NYC courthouse.#MaxAzzarello, a man who said Trump and Biden are in league to create a fascist state, set himself on fire in front of the NYC courthouse where Trump’s… pic.twitter.com/qnP9BUGj1q
— Mister J. - مسٹر جے (@Angryman_J) April 20, 2024
路透引述NBC新闻等美媒的报导,纽约市警局表示,收治该名30多岁男子的医院已经宣布他死亡。官方稍早就指出,男子情况危急。
纽约市警局表示,他们已经查明该男子是来自佛州圣奥古斯丁(St Augustine, Fl)的阿扎雷洛(Max Azzarello),似乎不是针对川普或其他涉及封口费案审判的人士。
目击者表示,阿扎雷洛从背包拿出了传单后扔到空中,接着朝自己泼洒液体与点火自焚。网络流传影片显示,警方一开始还灭错火源,后来才赶紧将灭火器对准几近完全焦黑的身躯。据指出,他抛出的其中一张传单包含提到了“邪恶亿万富翁”,但路透目击者可以看见的部分并未提到川普。Trump protestor Max Azzarello's shocked former classmates reveal heartbreaking truth about what he was really like at college - before paranoia drove him to set himself on fire outside hush money trial
— MSM is Pravda (@RitchieJodi) April 20, 2024
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纽约市警局公共讯息副局长薛帕德(Tarik Sheppard)在记者会表示,“我们现在正将他标示为某种阴谋论者”,并将从这一点开始调查。