Boulder attack suspect faces murder charges after victim dies

Boulder onslaught fishy pleads not blameworthy to national hatred transgression charges

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The fishy successful the firebombing attack connected radical marching to enactment Israeli hostages successful Boulder, Colorado, earlier this period volition beryllium charged with first-degree execution aft 1 of the victims died, the Boulder District Attorney's Office announced Monday. 

The DA's bureau said Karen Diamond, 82, died arsenic a effect of the terrible injuries that she suffered successful the June 1 attack.  

In a property release, the DA's bureau said it is upgrading the charges against Mohamed Soliman to see 2 counts of first-degree murder, some pertaining to Diamond's death. Those counts were antecedently listed arsenic transgression effort to perpetrate first-degree execution but were amended aft her death. The archetypal number is first-degree execution nether an utmost indifference mentation and the 2nd number is first-degree execution with intent aft deliberation. 

In summation to those counts, the DA's bureau has added 66 counts to the archetypal charges related to 14 further victims who person been identified done the ongoing investigation. According to the DA's office, the amended ailment names a full of 29 victims successful the attack, including 13 who suffered carnal injuries.

The suspect is accused of utilizing Molotov cocktails to onslaught members of the radical participating successful a Run For Their Lives event connected June 1 arsenic they walked to bring consciousness to Israeli hostages held by Hamas.  

Soliman is besides charged with 12 national counts of hatred crimes and entered a plea not guilty.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman is charged with the onslaught successful Boulder, Colorado, connected June 1, 2025. Boulder Police Department

According to an indictment, Soliman brought a backpack weed sprayer filled with flammable liquid and a achromatic integrative instrumentality filled with 18 solid bottles and jars afloat of flammable liquid, respective with reddish rags stuffed done the apical to enactment arsenic a wick. 

20th Judicial District Attorney Michael Dougherty stated successful a quality release, "This horrific onslaught has present claimed the beingness of an guiltless idiosyncratic who was beloved by her household and friends. Our hearts are with the Diamond household during this incredibly hard time. Our bureau volition combat for justness for the victims, their loved ones, and the community. Part of what makes Colorado peculiar is that radical travel unneurotic successful effect to a tragedy; I cognize that the assemblage volition proceed to unite successful supporting the Diamond household and each the victims of this attack."  

His adjacent quality successful Boulder County Court for authorities charges has been scheduled for July 15.

The lawsuit is nether probe by the FBI and the Boulder Police Department. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado and the Civil Rights Division's Criminal Section are prosecuting the case.