Venuste, who looked to be in his 50s or 60s, with a dignified bearing, proceeded to tell the hushed crowd how his family and neighbors decided to take refuge at the nearby L’Ecole Technique Officielle, thinking that might be a safe refuge because of the small contingent of Belgian United Nations soldiers stationed there. 
Venuste, aliyeonekana kuwa na umri wa kati ya miaka 50 hadi 60, huku akitembea kwa mwendo wa madaha, aliusimulia umati uliojazana jinsi gani familia yake na majirani zao walivyoamua kukimbilia katika kituo kilichokuwa karibu cha L’Ecole Technique Officielle, wakitumaini kwamba hapo pangekuwa na usalama kwao kwa kuwa kulikuwa na kikosi kidogo cha Wabelgiji chini ya Umaja wa Mataifa.