Shocking new video shows the moment a man who doused himself in sanitizer burst into flames after he was tased by police in New York.

Police say Jason Jones, 29, allegedly stormed into the Catskill Police Department on October 30 and an argument broke off with officers in the lobby.

During the confrontation, Jones doused himself with hand sanitizer and the disturbing video shows one of the officers pull out a stun gun and tase Jones, who immediately burst into flames. The chemical reaction caused by the electric wattage and the sanitizer caused Jones’ skin to catch on fire.

The footage then shows Catskill police officers running for cover, leaving Jones behind as he desperately tried putting out the flames engulfing his upper body and head.

Jason Jones died on December 15 after spending six weeks in a medically-induced coma at the Westchester Medical Center Trauma & Burn Center in Syracuse.

“Jason was unarmed, in the police station, and not threatening anyone when the police hit him with 50,000 volts of electrical current and he ignited,” said Kevin Luibrand, a lawyer representing the Jones family. “Instead of helping Jason, the police ran out the room, shut the door and let him burn.”

After inhaling the heat and the fire, Luibrand says it destroyed the lining of Jones’s lungs.

A law enforcement official with extensive experience training police on the use of force reportedly said officers are instructed to never use a Taser on an individual who may have been recently exposed to a flammable liquid, including hand sanitizer which contains alcohol.

He said officers also should have immediately shifted their actions to trying to assist Jones when he caught fire.

“Once the threat has been stopped, you don’t just say, ‘I’m going to let that person burn,’” the official said.

The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating his death.

Witnesses described a chaotic scene inside the store crowded with holiday shoppers

Activists were asking if there was a way for officers to de-escalate without opening fire, while the LAPD released shocking video that showed the suspect beating a woman before officers shot him. 

“We at the LAPD would like to express our most heartfelt condolences and profound regret for this innocent victim, Valentina Orianna Peralta,” the LAPD said in the newly released video. “There are no words to describe the depth of the sorrow we feel for this tragic outcome.”

LAPD police chief Michel Moore expedited the release of the footage, saying he wants the public to get a full accounting of what happened.

Community activists have been anxiously awaiting the footage, demanding answers about whether the officer followed proper protocol. The concern was echoed by others who showed up to place flowers at a memorial outside the store.

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man was arrested early Sunday after destroying merchandise inside a 7-Eleven in Palm City and trying to set the store on fire, authorities said.

Shortly before 11:45pm Saturday, San Diego police received a call of a potential arson in progress at the 7-Eleven on Palm Avenue near Hollister Street, according to police Sgt. Dave Yu.

Police said it all started when a man, a regular customer of the establishment, started harassing a female customer inside of the store while trying to buy a beer.

After an employee told the man to leave the premises, police said the suspect started harassing other customers. When the employee asked him to leave yet again, the man went on a violent rampage by starting several fires inside the store and destroying merchandise, according to police.

When officers arrived along with firefighters, they found the 7-Eleven filled with smoke and the suspect breaking items inside.

Authorities told the man to surrender, but he did not comply with their commands and was uncooperative, Yu said.

Officials then deployed a K9 that took the suspect down and officers moved in and made the arrest.

The man was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries and dog bites. His condition is unclear at this time.

The cost of the damage is believed to be in the thousands, according to the San Diego Police Department.