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The self-immolation of Wynn Bruce took place on the plaza of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2022.

Wynn Bruce
Wynn Alan Bruce was born August 25, 1971, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Douglas and Martha Bruce.

Incident
At around 4 p.m. (MT) on April 20, 2022, Bruce asked two of his neighbors to drive him to a park and ride bus station in Boulder, where he claimed that he was traveling to meet with a meditation group in Denver.

Memorials
On April 29, one week after Bruce's death, members of the climate activist group Declare Emergency organized a vigil outside the Supreme Court Building, That same day, Extinction Rebellion coordinated vigils in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York City, Bordentown, Northampton, and Boston.