Rizik ran on. Next to him was a young man who spoke to Al Jazeera later, requesting anonymity for his safety.He said Rizik fell while jumping over a stone wall, hurting his legs, but that when they saw two boys who needed help, Rizik joined the young man in carrying them to safety.
But then Rizik and his friend found themselves surrounded by settlers.
They ran, but just as he dove for cover in the bushes, the friend saw a settler shoot Rizik in the chest.
“The settlers started shouting: ‘Yes! I got you!’” he recalled, describing how several settlers gathered around Rizik as he lay on the ground.
At about the time of the shooting, Rizik had called his family, but the family told others the call lasted only seconds, with no response from Rizik, although they heard shouts in Hebrew in the background.
Rizik’s friend ran for his life down the side of the mountain, heading east.
At 3:18pm, he sent a panicked voice message to local WhatsApp groups, begging for help: “Someone’s been martyred!” he beseeched.
[Audio]: Witness to Muhammad Rizik al-Shalabi’s shooting, believing he’s been killed and sending a voice message calling for help.
Later reconstructions estimated that Rizik may have still been alive at the …