Mohamed Sabry Soliman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Murder in Boulder Firebombing That Killed Two
The Egyptian national is scheduled to enter the plea Thursday before state District Judge Nancy Salomone in the June 1, 2025, attack on a pro-Israel hostage demonstration. He faces up to life in prison without parole in state court while remaining not guilty to federal hate crime charges.
The GuardianMohamed Sabry Soliman is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday to murder and other charges in state court for a firebomb attack that killed two people and injured a dozen others. The plea hearing is set before state District Judge Nancy Salomone. Soliman faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The attack occurred on June 1, 2025, at a demonstration supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza on Boulder’s Pearl Street pedestrian mall. One person died at the scene and an 82-year-old woman who was injured later died, while a dozen others were also injured. Soliman initially pleaded not guilty in state court to murder and dozens of attempted murder and assault charges.
He has pleaded not guilty in federal court to hate crime charges, and federal prosecutors have been weighing whether to seek the death penalty in the federal case, according to Soliman’s attorneys. U.S. illegally.
Investigators allege Soliman told them he intended to kill the roughly 20 participants at the weekly demonstration. ” Federal prosecutors allege the victims were targeted because of their perceived or actual connection to Israel. Soliman’s federal defense lawyers argue he should not have been charged with hate crimes because he was motivated by opposition to Zionism.
An attack motivated by someone’s political views is not considered a hate crime under federal law. Boulder Mayor Pro Tem Tara Winer said the attack was horrific and victims included close friends. Soliman had been living with his family in a two-bedroom apartment in Colorado Springs at the time of the attack.
Colorado Springs is about 97 miles (156 kilometers) from Boulder. Boulder is a city of 100,000 people northwest of Denver and home to the University of Colorado. U.S. from Kuwait in 2022 with his wife and their five children and worked in a series of low-paying jobs.
The couple divorced in April.
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