Gary Cameron / Reuters file
Police at the scene where a man set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday. The man, who died, was identified as John Constantino, 64, of Mount Laurel, N.J.
By M. Alex Johnson, Staff Writer, NBC News
The man who died after having set himself ablaze last week on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was identified Monday night by police, who gave no indication they had any idea why he did it.
John Constantino, 64, of Mount Laurel, N.J., suffered "significant" burns over his entire body and died at a hospital, D.C. police said. Constantino doused himself with gasoline from a red canister and set himself on fire Friday afternoon near the National Air and Space Museum, further rattling a city that was already on edge a day after a Connecticut woman was shot dead after she tried to ram her car through a White House barrier.
Initial speculation was that the man may have been homeless, but Burlington County property records listed Constantino as living at a home in Mount Laurel as recently as last week.
No one answered a call to the home's phone number.
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This story was originally published on Tue Oct 8, 2013 12:02 AM EDT
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