For Immediate Release:  November 20, 2021

On November 20, 2021, at 12:01 AM, patrol officers responded to the Gulf Gas Station located in the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue for a report of a man on fire.  Arriving officers located the man, 24, of Somers Point, NJ, with severe burns.  An attendant from the gas station used a fire extinguisher to put the flames out.  The man was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division with serious, life-threatening injuries.

An investigation revealed that the man doused himself with rubbing alcohol before using a lighter to set himself on fire.  He then entered the gas station convenience store which started multiple small fires.  He exited the store, and the fire was extinguished.

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Alert sent on 11/20/2021 at 12:01PM EST

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