This story has been updated, May 7, 2026
The man accused of attacking Run For Their Lives participants in Boulder on June 1, 2025, appeared in a Boulder County courtroom, May 7, where he pled guilty to all charges filed by the State of Colorado against him. He was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Karen Diamond, among many other concurrent prison sentences.
Many victims of the June 1 attack testified in open court. Soliman also spoke extensively to the court. Though he asked for forgiveness from his victims, he reiterated his opposition to Israel and concluded his statement by saying that Zionism is reponsible for all crime, drug use, poverty and war across the world.
This week’s IJN Cast includes audio from the courtroom.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman has been in custody since he walked into the Pearl Street Mall on June 1, 2025, before throwing Molotov cocktails at the peaceful group that every week attempted to highlight the plight of Israelis and non-Israelis held hostage in Gaza by Hamas.
Twenty-nine people were attacked on June 1 and thirteen were seriousy injured.
One woman, Karen Diamond, 82, died from her injuries on June 25, 2025.
At the time of the attack, investigators said that Soliman intended to kill all of the participants at the weekly walk.
Soliman arrived in the US in 2022 after living in Kuwait. His tourism visa expired in 2023 and he applied for asylum at that time.
The Soliman family made their home in Colorado Springs. After Soliman’s attack, the family was placed in immigration custody in Texas. They were released last month then subsequently detained again by immigration authorities. According to JTA, Soliman’s five children and his ex-wife, whom he divorced in April, were being returned to Egypt.
Soliman was scheduled to appear for a filing of charges hearing on May 7 at Boulder County District Court.
Soliman is represented by a public defender, whose office has not returned calls from the IJN for comment after lawyers convened at a court appearance on Sunday, May 3.
Among the 184 state charges were criminal attempt to commit murder, attempt to commit assault, and crime of violence.
Original charges were filed in the days immediately after the attack; they were amended on June 26, 2025, by Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Kupfner, following Diamond’s death.
Administrative deputy for the office of the district attorney, Shannon Carbone, issued this statement to the IJN:
“From the very first day, our office has been committed to fighting for justice in this case. Due to the public comment restrictions on prosecutors, our office can never comment on the possibility of a guilty plea.”
Federal charges are now expected to be amended as the state case is closed.
Attorneys in the federal case originally charged Soliman with hate crimes, and Soliman last year attempted to plead guilty in federal court.
The Denver Post reported that he planned to offer a guilty plea that would lead to his imprisonment for the rest of his life, in hopes of avoding the death penalty.
