Matthew Nelson , a Cape Cod man who self-immolated in front of the Israeli consulate in Boston on Sept. 11 , is dead, according to a death certificate filed with the city of Boston.
According to Boston’s City Clerk Registry Division , Nelson died on Sunday, Sept. 15. Nelson’s death certificate is pending, according to the Clerk Registry. A death certificate can be pending for numerous reasons.
In a video Nelson filmed himself and posted to YouTube on Sept. 11, Nelson told viewers that he was about to engage in an extreme act of protest of “the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
“We call ourselves the greatest nation in history, yet we spend more on weapons of war than we do on educating our children, helping the homeless, ensuring that all Americans have equal rights and protecting the environment combined,” Nelson said in the video.
Nelson, 45, lived in Centerville and Hyannis for much of his life, and attended Centerville Elementary School and Barnstable High School , according to a long-time friend Owen Flood.