Overview

• Authorities classify the June 1 firebombing at Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall during a “Run for Their Lives” event as a targeted terror attack.
• Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman allegedly used homemade incendiary devices against eight participants and faces multiple counts of attempted murder and terrorism.
• Victims ranging in age from 52 to 88 include one person in critical condition, according to medical and eyewitness reports.
• Soliman entered the U.S. on an August 2022 visa that expired in February 2023 and remained in the country after his work permit lapsed in March.
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s expression of horror over the attack was criticized by Kevin Youkilis on X as virtue signaling without a clear plan to confront antisemitic agitation in New York City.