Boulder terror attack latest: Wife and five children of suspect arrested by ICE and set for deportation
The injured are understood to be aged between 25 and 88 and were rushed to hospitals in the Denver metro area, and as of Tuesday, three remained in hospital
The wife and five children of the man charged with a federal hate crime and 16 counts of attempted murder following a “targeted terror attack” in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday, have been arrested by ICE agents, according to reports.
Fox News reported on Tuesday that the family have been put into proceedings for “expedited removal” from the U.S.
Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, entered the U.S. on a visa that expired two years ago but was then granted work authorization lasting until March 2025.
The 45-year-old told authorities he spent a year planning Sunday’s attack and had researched and specifically targeted a “Zionist group.” A total of 15 people and a dog were injured in the attack on a “Run For Their Lives” event, which was organized in support of the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Eyewitnesses reported that the attacker shouted “Free Palestine!” before firing incendiary devices, including a “makeshift flamethrower” and Molotov cocktails, according to the FBI.
The injured are understood to be aged between 25 and 88 and were rushed to hospitals in the Denver metro area, with the eldest among them is also a Holocaust survivor.
As of Tuesday, three remained in hospital, per FOX31.
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ICYMI: Suspect plotted attack on group he called 'zionist' for a year
The FBI said Sunday’s attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism. Mohamed Sabry Soliman reportedly told police that he had specifically targeted what he referred to as a “Zionist group” and had been planning the attack for a year.
“He stated that he had been planning the attack for a year and was waiting until after his daughter graduated to conduct the attack,” a police affidavit says.
According to authorities, he said he would do it again.
What has Donald Trump said about the Colorado attack?
Donald Trump blamed Sunday’s flamethrower attack in Boulder on a familiar foe: former President Joe Biden.
In a Monday Truth Social post, Trump claimed that the suspect in custody had entered the U.S. under the former president’s “ridiculous open border policy.”
“Yesterday’s horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED in the United States of America,” the president said.
“This is yet another example of why we must keep our Borders SECURE, and deport Illegal, Anti-American Radicals from our Homeland. My heart goes out to the victims of this terrible tragedy, and the Great People of Boulder, Colorado!”
Emergency fund set up for Boulder attack victims
An emergency fund has been launched to help the victims of the flamethrower attack at the Run For Their Lives event in downtown Boulder on Sunday.
JEWISHcolorado has established the Boulder Security Fund and aims to raise $160,000, with all proceeds set to support Boulder’s Jewish community.
The group said funds are set to go towards enhancing safety, victim support, trauma support and other community needs.
“We are reeling but standing strong together,” JEWISHcolorado President and CEO Renée Rockford said in a statement to 9 News. “These critical funds will help meet the immediate and ongoing needs of our community during this difficult time.”
Governor praises 'brave' first responders: 'Your quick actions saved lives'
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has praised the public and first responders for their bravery and haste in treating victims in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
“I want to thank all of the brave bystanders and first responders— police, firefighters, medical personnel, and dispatchers—who responded to or recorded the attack on Pearl Street in Boulder,” he tweeted on Tuesday morning.
“Your quick actions saved lives and provided hope during a tough time.”
City of Boulder issues statement on attack
The City of Boulder has vowed to stand beside its Jewish community and push back against a wave of antisemitism in the U.S. in a late-night statement on Monday.
We stand in solidarity and sadness with those directly impacted by the attack as well as Boulder’s entire Jewish community. We are united in condemning this hateful act of terror against Jewish people.
Head of ICE says there's a 'big push' to find and deport people who have overstayed their visas
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons said there was a “big push” within the organization to find individuals like the man charged with a hate crime over the Boulder Molotov cocktail attack who had overstayed their visas.
“We have millions that have come in all across the last administration that have overstayed their visas and overstayed their welcome,” he said in an interview on Fox News.
“One of the main missions at ICE is to go ahead and arrest anyone we could take an enforcement action that has violated immigration law.”
He continued: “We want to go ahead and make sure we take these bad actors out of the country before anything like this happens.”
Three still in hospital following Sunday's attack
Three people remain in hospital as of Tuesday following the horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado.
UCHealth officials confirmed the news to FOX31.
A total of 12 people were injured in the brutal attack, with eight people immediately taken to hospital in the aftermath suffering from injuries of various degrees.
Soliman told police he had 'no regrets' over alleged attack
Attack suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman told police he had “no regrets” about the attack in Boulder and had been planning it for over a year, authorities have said.
“He acted because he hated what he called ‘the Zionist group,'" J. Bishop Grewell, the acting U.S. attorney for the district of Colorado, said in a news conference Monday.
Soliman had added that he had been waiting until after his daughter had graduated to launch the attack and that he "wanted them all to die."
"He had no regrets, and he would go back and do it again," Grewell told reporters.
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Bystander who helped the wounded was 'expecting something to happen'
A man working across the street from Sunday’s brutal attack, who helped tend to the wounded, said he had been “expecting something to happen” for weeks.
Chad Henderson, a worker at Pizza Colore, heard people screaming and filled two pitchers of water to sooth the burns of the victims.
He told FOX31 that he had seen the “Run for Their Lives” demonstration occur every week. “I see it every Sunday when I come by,” Henderson told the outlet. “Every Sunday, I’ve been expecting something to happen.”
Recalling the incident he added: “I was behind the counter. I heard people saying it was a fire... So, I hopped over them, saying ‘excuse me, please, get out of my way.’”
Henderson was shocked by the scene and the victims especially as one appeared to be in her 80s.
The oldest victim in the attack was 88, according to authorities.