- Oklahoma police entered Anthony Goulding’s home to serve an eviction notice
- One of the officers who arrived at the house had been working with Goulding and his wife Mary for weeks to find them shelter.
- Officers tried to save Goulding, but he died from the fire, as did the family dog
This is the horrific moment an 82-year-old man set himself on fire as police raided his home.
Bodycam footage shows Oklahoma City police entering Anthony Goulding’s home on Monday to serve an eviction notice.
When two female officers entered the house, Goulding ran to a room, grabbed a gasoline container and poured the liquid on herself.
“Are you ready,” Goulding said before setting himself on fire.
‘No! Stop!’ an officer shouted
One of the officers who arrived at the house had been working with Goulding and his wife Mary for weeks to find them a place to stay, as reported by KFOR.
Bodycam footage shows the moment Oklahoma City police entered Anthony Goulding’s home to serve an eviction notice
“Are you ready,” Goulding said before setting himself on fire
“They went to a long-term facility and an Uber was waiting outside to take them to that location while our emergency services attended to the elderly woman who has Parkinson’s disease,” Sheriff Tommie Johnson III told the local transmitter.
Goulding appeared to throw the canister at the officer, who managed to back away as the room went up in flames.
The officers then rushed to get Mary out of the house.
One says: ‘Come on. We have to go. We have to get you out.”
Sheriff Johnson III added, “Soon the house was consumed by fire and smoke and that prevented her from re-entering.
“I think that’s the biggest part of this. For me to see our deputies, even in the middle of all of this, still trying to save a life, still trying to get there, still trying to stop this from happening in the fire.
Mary, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, was transferred to the extended living facility
The couple’s home in Oklahoma is pictured above
“I really want to commend the bravery of our deputies for what they tried to do and what they did do was they saved a life.”
Mary, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, was transferred to the extended residential facility.
The officers tried to save Goulding, but he died from the fire, as did the family dog.
One of the officers was slightly injured, but has since been medically examined.