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"The Attacker Wanted Us to Burn." Victims Recount Terror of Colorado Firebombing

(Wall Street Journal) Jack Morphet - The first Molotov cocktail landed moments after the Run for Their Lives leader told the group they should feel safe to walk peacefully through the streets of Boulder, Colo. The group was advocating for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Dmitriy Reznik, 57, felt sudden and intense heat from the fire but it took him a while to understand what was happening. His wife, Natalya Reznik, 52, was keeled over and screaming. She stood in a puddle with flames rising up until Dmitriy pulled her out and laid her down on a grassy patch nearby. "Her skin was peeling and she was thirsty," Dmitriy said. Natalya remains hospitalized with second-degree burns. The Jewish couple are both Russian immigrants who met at the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1996. Group co-leader Omer Shachar, 34, took note of the suspect, who was dressed as a gardener in an orange vest. "I remember thinking, a gardener on Sunday? I thought something was strange." When Shachar scrambled to pull victims from the flames, he caught his second glimpse of the attacker, who he said was stripping off his gardener disguise after accidentally setting himself on fire. "That is why he was shirtless, because his vest caught fire," Shachar said. 15 people, aged 25 to 88, were injured in the attack, the police said Wednesday. Three people were still hospitalized.
2025-06-05 00:00:00
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