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Posted: 2024-02-25T19:46:40Z | Updated: 2024-02-26T21:28:11Z

A military service member who set himself on fire Sunday in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., has died, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson told HuffPost Monday.

Officials did not disclose the mans identity, but the individual introduced himself as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell in a livestream of his own self-immolation. His friends and family have reportedly been notified of his death.

The U.S. Air Force confirmed that Bushnell was an active-duty airman.

Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department said they responded on Sunday afternoon to assist the U.S. Secret Service after an individual set themselves on fire in front of an embassy in the block. Members of the Secret Services uniformed division extinguished the man outside the embassy before D.C. Fire and EMS transported him to a local hospital.

D.C. Fire at the time told HuffPost that the man was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Independent journalist Talia Jane first reported on Sunday night that Bushnell died of his injuries.

The Israeli Embassy told HuffPost that Bushnell was unknown to the institution and that there were no injuries among embassy staff.