Veteran Attempts Self-Immolation at VA Hospital in Missouri

Veteran Attempts Self-Immolation at VA Hospital in Missouri
Written by Michelle Friedrich
Friday, 29 January 2010 21:34
Man Sets Self on Fire Outside Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center

January 29, 2010, Poplar Bluff, Missouri (Daily American Republic) - Authorities believe a patient of the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center attempted to commit suicide Thursday afternoon on the hospital's property by lighting himself on fire with gasoline.

The 52-year-old Poplar Bluff veteran was flown to St. John's Mercy Medical Center just before 5 p.m. after initially being treated at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The man, according to hospital personnel, is a patient in the burn unit at the St. Louis hospital and is listed in critical condition.

The Poplar Bluff Police Department was notified at 3:02 p.m. of an "individual who was dousing himself in gas," explained Deputy Police Chief Jeff Rolland. "Naturally, we dispatched officers to the VA property.
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Veteran Attempts Self-Immolation at VA Hospital in Missouri