The VA needs fixed.
ATLANTA – Authorities responded to a chaotic scene outside the Georgia Capitol Tuesday morning after they say a veteran set himself on fire.
Authorities say the unidentified veteran who was protesting his treatment by the V.A. used a combination of fireworks and gasoline to set himself on fire.
#BREAKING. State officials want to make sure there are no more explosives in the area of state capital. Bomb robot on the scene. Injured Veteran transported to Grady. @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/1kuISlrrqY— Aungelique Proctor (@aungeliquefox5) June 26, 2018
A spokesperson for the Georgia State Patrol said officers quickly extinguished the man. Medics rushed him to Grady Memorial Hospital by ambulance. The spokesperson said no one else was hurt.
The GBI has arrived and the Georgia State Capitol Police are now using K-9s to investigate the scene.
Earlier, a bomb robot had been brought onto the scene to ensure that there are no other explosives in the area. Now the Atlanta Police…