Boulder attack victims expected to recover, 3 remain hospitalized
All of the victims in Sunday’s attack in Boulder are expected to recover, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday.
“As of yesterday, the chief said they’re all expected to survive and three are still in the hospital,” Dionne Waugh, a spokesperson for the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, told The Denver Gazette.
Waugh provided no additional details.
Law enforcement officials have been tight lipped about the details. None of the victims’ names have been released.
One of the eight victims, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, is beloved and well-known in the community. She and her daughter had been faithfully attending weekly Run for Their Lives events. Run for Their Lives is a global group calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks.
Designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. government, Hamas launched a surprise, large-scale attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing roughly 1,200 people and taking more than 240 hostages.
The attack near a music festival triggered a full-scale war in Gaza with Israel launching airstrikes and a ground invasion aimed at dismantling Hamas. Thousands of Palestinians have been killed, fueling a humanitarian crisis and global protests.
According to the American Jewish Committee, Hamas is still holding 58 hostages.
An affidavit details how Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is alleged to have prepared for and carried out an attack with Molotov cocktails that injured 12 people in Boulder on Sunday. The attack occurred near 13th and Pearl streets during a weekly event demanding Hamas release its hostages.
Soliman, who lives in the Colorado Springs area, came to the U.S. in 2022 from Egypt and overstayed his initial tourist visa, according to the federal officials.
Organizers for Run for Their Lives event told The Times of Israel that the event will still be held this coming Sunday.
“We will not be deterred or stopped by this kind of action,” Bruce Shaffer, co-lead for the Boulder chapter, said. “Canceling the march is exactly what these people want us to do.”
Denver Gazette reporter Kyla Pearce contributed to this report.





