NEW DETAILS: Disgruntled veteran sets himself on fire outside Georgia Capitol, GSP says

By Steve Burns JOHN SPINK, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Disgruntled with the U.S. Veterans Administration, a veteran set himself on fire outside the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a Nissan Sentra parked along the west side of the Capitol on Washington Street, Georgia State Patrol Capt. Mark Perry told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The veteran, a 58-year-old from Mableton, exited the car and walked across Washington Street toward the Capitol, according to officials.

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