Man Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Near White House

A Bethesda man died today a day after setting himself on fire near the White House. The victim identified as 33-year-old Arnav Gupta.

(Washington, DC) — A man who set himself on fire near the White House on Wednesday is dead. The National Park Service says the man who lit himself on fire on the Ellipse a little before 12:30 p.m. died Wednesday evening at a DC hospital. The Park Service has identified the man as 33-year-old Arnav Gupta, from Bethesda, Maryland. Montgomery County police say he had been reported missing. DC Police are working to try and find a motive.