Prosecutors are adding new first-degree murder charges to those already facing terrorist suspects who remain incarcerated.
Victims of Honorary Attack in the Boulder Community Criticize Anti-Semitism
The Boulder Jewish Community Center hosted an overnight vigil for community members to assist victims of fire bomb attacks.
A Colorado woman died from being injured in a fiery, anti-corruption terrorist attack in Boulder.
Karen Diamond, 82, passed away on June 25th and was buried personally along with her family, according to members of her synagogue, Boulder’s Bonai Shalom. Authorities say Diamond was one of a group of protesters who raised awareness of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Prosecutors have announced that they have added state-level first-degree murder charges against the suspect after her death.. Hate crimes are shaking the city’s Jewish community amid a string of anti-sensitivity attacks nationwide.
“There is no word to describe the pain of this terrible loss of our beloved members and friends,” writes Rabbi Marc Soloway by announcing Diamond’s death, which was released on June 30th.
In a statement, Boulder District Attorney Michael Dogerty called Diamond’s death “terrifying.”
He added: “What makes Colorado special is the people coming together in response to the tragedy. The community knows they will continue to unite in supporting the Diamonds and all the victims of this attack.”
On June 30, prosecutors announced that they have added 66 new state-level numbers for Mohamed Sabri Soliman, 45, who is also facing a federal hate crime charge in addition to the new first-degree murder charges. Soliman, the father of five, is his father, an Uber driver and remains in jail. Federal officials say Soliman lived in the US after he overstayed his visa.
Police said Soliman, a Muslim, confessed that he would target a walk “running for their lives” at the pedestrian mall on Pearl Street in Boulder, about what he felt was a support for participants in the Israeli war in Gaza. The weekly walk that brought Jewish participants focused on the return of hostages that Hamas had taken after attacking Israel in October 2023.
Police said they cried out “Free Palestine” during the attack.
Soliman is currently facing state charges against 29 victims of the attack, 13 of whom have suffered physical injuries and are also charged with animal cruelty related to wounded dogs. Federal prosecutors did not immediately announce whether to add additional fees.
Police said Soliman had planned an attack for over a year and drove from his Colorado Springs home before arriving in Boulder and stopped halfway through to buy gasoline, glass bottles, weed sprayers and flowers.
“We have asked our people to respect the privacy of the Diamond family under these terrible and dire circumstances,” said Soloway, who leads the Bonai Shalom congregation.
