On Wednesday evening, May 29, a 30-year-old man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire inside a Plant City Publix. The man was then taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, he is now said to be in critical condition.
At approximately 6:30 p.m., the Plant City Police Department responded to a disturbance at the Publix Supermarket situated in the Walden Woods Shopping Plaza at 2202 James L. Redman Parkway. According to a caller, a man had set himself on fire inside the store.
Several bystanders assisted the man by extinguishing the flames while they awaited the arrival of Plant City Fire Rescue. The 30-year-old individual was then swiftly transported to a nearby hospital, where he is currently in critical condition, as reported by WFLA .
The Plant City Police Department and the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services are actively investigating the incident. However, the specific cause of the incident remains unclear at this time.
If you have any relevant information regarding the incident, please reach out to the Plant City Police Department at 813-757-9200. They are actively seeking assistance from the public to aid in their investigation.
In February, Aaron Bushnell, an Air Force member, set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC. Initially in critical condition, he tragically succumbed to his injuries later.
A 25-year-old Bushnell from San Antonio, Texas, live streamed the horrific incident on Twitch. The video showed him walking up to the Israeli embassy and pouring a liquid all over himself, before setting himself on fire while repeatedly yelling “Free Palestine.”
“My name is Aaron Bushnell, I am an active-duty member of the United States Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide,” he said. Bushnell posted on video before the act, explaining why he had planned to set himself ablaze.
“I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonisers, it’s not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.”
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