Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway

Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, who police identified as the man who set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's trial was taking place, stands a day earlier outside the same courthouse, April 18, 2024. A metal can sits on the ground at the scene where a man lit himself on fire in a park outside Manhattan criminal court in New York, April 19, 2024.

A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, but officials said he did not appear to have been targeting Trump.