Body camera footage from Oklahoma shows the moment an elderly man set himself and his home on fire — all while authorities were trying to evict him.
Two police officers appeared on 82-year-old man Anthony Gouldingon Monday in OKC to serve him and his wife an eviction notice, but things took a devastating turn when Goulding ran into a back room with a container full of gasoline… which he proceeded to spill everywhere. .
Despite police officers rushing to detain him, Goulding lights himself up with a lighter, engulfing the floor in flames almost instantly. He also throws the gas canister at the deputy, placing her dangerously close to the flames… but she manages to retreat.
It’s a shocking sight, to say the least… especially when you see that Goulding himself also caught fire in the room he was in.
Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommy Johnson III It has since revealed that one of the deputies had been working with Anthony and his wife for weeks, trying to secure them a safe place to stay after the eviction notice was served.
The couple decided to move into an extended-stay facility, and there was even an Uber waiting outside to take them there, while officers began escorting his wife – who suffers from Parkinson’s disease – out of the house.
They managed to get the wife out of there and while one of the officers tried to re-enter the house in an attempt to save Anthony… it was too late. He died in the fire – it’s unclear why Goulding did what he did. The family dog also died during the incident.
One of the deputies suffered minor burns, but both were medically released.