A person set themself on fire on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC

• An individual set themself on hearth on the Supreme Court docket steps on Friday, authorities mentioned.
• Officers mentioned they have been airlifted to a hospital and that there was not a public security difficulty.
• The Supreme Court docket is housed within the Supreme Court docket Constructing, also called “The Marble Palace.”

An individual was airlifted from the steps of the Supreme Court docket in Washington, DC, on Friday after setting themself on hearth, authorities mentioned.

“At roughly 6:30 p.m., a person went on to the plaza in entrance of the Supreme Court docket constructing and set themselves on hearth. Supreme Court docket Police, U.S. Capitol Police, and MPD responded to the incident,” a public info officer for the Supreme Court docket mentioned in an announcement, based on NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer.

The individual was taken to a hospital in a Nationwide Park Service helicopter, in accordance Fox Information correspondent Chad Pergram.

NPS and a Supreme Court docket consultant didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s requests for remark.

Capitol Police confirmed a helicopter landed close to the Capitol for a medical emergency however mentioned it was “not a public security difficulty.”

The Supreme Court docket is housed within the Supreme Court docket Constructing, also called “The Marble Palace,” which is positioned simply east of the US Capitol grounds.