Queens prosecutors say Roman Amatitla had no connection to the victims and “watched” as the blaze he allegedly set killed four people and injured seven others, including firefighters and residents leaping out windows
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- Roman Amatitla, 38, is charged with multiple counts of murder and arson in connection with a March 16 fire in Queens that killed four people, including a 3-year-old girl
- Prosecutors allege he had no connection to the victims and deliberately set the fire before remaining nearby as the building burned
- Seven others were injured, including two FDNY members, as occupants jumped from windows and firefighters responded to the blaze
Four people were killed and others were forced to jump from windows after a man allegedly set a fire inside a New York City apartment building, then stopped at a nearby gas station to get beer and remained in the area as flames consumed the home.
Roman Amatitla, 38, is charged with multiple counts of murder and arson in connection with the March 16 fire at a building on Avery Avenue in Flushing, Queens, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE and a press release from the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
Per the release, he had no known connection to the building or its occupants…