PORTLAND – A man doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire at the intersection of NE 12th Ave. and Yamhill Wednesday morning, according to police.
By evening, a bureau spokesperson said the victim, 26-year-old Daniel Schaull, had been pronounced dead at a local Portland hospital.
Firefighters arrived just after 11 a.m. to find Schaull significantly burned. Witnesses told KGW that they'd heard someone screaming for help.
The witnesses said they looked up and saw a man fully engulfed in flames, running down the street. Bystanders and police together put out the fire and Schaull was transported to Legacy Emanuel Hospital with critical injuries.
Portland's police and fire bureaus jointly investigated. Police Bureau Lt. Damon Simmons would not comment on the cause of death and said medical examiners would be conducting an autopsy.
Simmons added that police were continuing their investigation.
