A man on fire yelled, “I hope it was worth it," after apparently setting off an explosion that killed him and injured nine Connecticut police officers during a standoff last year, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
Although officials never determined the exact cause of the blast in North Haven on May 2, 2018, officers smelled a strong odor of gasoline, saw a light come on inside the barn where the man was holed up and heard what sounded like a motorcycle engine being revved shortly before the explosion, the records show. The state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection released the state police report on the incident Wednesday, in response to a public records request made by the AP a few weeks after the explosion.