Witnesses describe attack on Boulder Pearl Street Mall

BOULDER, Colo. — CONTENT WARNING: This story contains graphic details.

Witnesses to the attack that injured eight people Sunday on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall described a gruesome scene.

Witnesses and law enforcement said a man armed with a makeshift flamethrower and shouting "Free Palestine" attacked a peaceful group gathered in support of Israeli hostages. Eight people ages 52 to 88 were injured – at least one seriously – in the attack.

"It was the most horrific thing that I've ever seen in my entire life," witness Brian H. said.

Brian took videos as he got water from a fountain and doused people who had been set on fire.

"If you can think of a butter knife pulling up skin, that's kind of what it looked like," he said. "Like someone had spread the skin off of these people's legs