dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɐtˈæk nætˈɑːnski hæd sˈɛd, "aɪ bᵻlˈiːv bᵻjˌɔnd ɐ ʃˈædoʊ əvə dˈaʊt" ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪvliwˈuːndᵻd pəɹˈæltə kˈʌvɚd ðə ɡɹənˈeɪd.
During a Marine Corps investigation of the attack Natonski had said, "I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt" that the gravely-wounded Peralta covered the grenade.