Maybe he was inspired by those Buddhist monks who set themselves on fire as a form of protest. Wonder what his cause was?
"White House shooting: Man shoots and kills himself outside fence"
"A man has shot and killed himself outside the White House in Washington, the Secret Service says.
It said the man approached the White House's fence on Pennsylvania Avenue just before noon local time (17:00GMT) before taking out a handgun and firing several shots."
Man shoots himself outside White House
"White House shooting: Man shoots and kills himself outside fence"
"A man has shot and killed himself outside the White House in Washington, the Secret Service says.
It said the man approached the White House's fence on Pennsylvania Avenue just before noon local time (17:00GMT) before taking out a handgun and firing several shots."
Man shoots himself outside White House