Story perspectives

Egyptian Illegal Pleads Guilty to Boulder Molotov Murder

5/5/2026

Summary

Story summary

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national living illegally in the U.S., will plead guilty to federal hate-crime charges, facing life imprisonment.
He threw two Molotov cocktails at a June 1 demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, killing an 82-year-old woman and injuring dozens.
Prosecutors say he planned the attack for a year to kill all Zionist people.
He faces state charges, including murder and animal cruelty, while federal prosecutors may seek death.

1 of 1

Story summary

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national living illegally in the U.S., will plead guilty to federal hate-crime charges, facing life imprisonment.
He threw two Molotov cocktails at a June 1 demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, killing an 82-year-old woman and injuring dozens.
Prosecutors say he planned the attack for a year to kill all Zionist people.
He faces state charges, including murder and animal cruelty, while federal prosecutors may seek death.