Suspect Pleads Guilty to Murder in Colorado Firebombing of Jewish Hostage Supporters

Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty Thursday to 101 charges including one count of murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a firebombing attack that killed one woman and injured others in Boulder last June. The June 1, 2025 assault targeted a weekly gathering of mostly elderly Jewish demonstrators organized by the Run for Their Lives group, which holds runs and walks to call for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas since Oct.

7, 2023. m. local time of a man with a weapon setting people on fire near the event. " and "We have to end Zionists, they are killers," according to video analysis. " Karen Diamond, 82, died from severe burns suffered in the attack. She endured weeks of treatment described by her family as "a living hell" before her death.

The district attorney's office said she died as a result of the severe injuries from the firebombing. Survivors spoke publicly for the first time at the hearing, recounting how they tried to extinguish flames on their clothes and on friends. Nearly a year later, many remain haunted by the smell of gasoline and burned hair.

One elderly woman was so badly burned that her hair was charred and she lay motionless while others tried to help her. Soliman told police after his arrest that he wanted to "kill all Zionist people," according to court documents. He accepted responsibility in court for the attack, which federal officials have described as a terrorist incident.

Diamond's family did not attend the hearing. 7, 2023. Video from the scene showed the suspect holding Molotov cocktails before the assault. Several victims suffered burns so severe that their pants were burned off and skin split open and bleeding. Police responded quickly to the reports of a man setting people on fire.

The attack was captured on video, leaving little doubt about what occurred. One victim did not survive, while others required extensive medical treatment for their burns.

One by one, survivors stood in court to describe the moment the Molotov cocktails exploded around them. They detailed the immediate chaos and the long-term trauma that has followed. Soliman received a life sentence with no possibility of parole because Colorado no longer has the death penalty.

The family of Karen Diamond highlighted the suffering she experienced in the weeks after the attack. Their statement described her treatment for burns covering much of her body as an ordeal they could not bear to revisit in court by attending the hearing.

“Our only request is that the attacker never see his family again since he is responsible for us never seeing our mother again.”

Soliman still faces 12 federal hate crime charges in a separate case scheduled to begin next month. His family members were placed in immigration detention for 10 months after the attack. An FBI agent testified that they had no advance knowledge of his plans.

The case has drawn attention to antisemitic violence connected to demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas conflict. The weekly gatherings targeted in the attack focused on peaceful calls for hostage releases rather than broader political statements.