Latest details on terror attack in Colorado
UPDATE (12:27 PM): Officials in Colorado, in collaboration with the FBI and DOJ, are holding a press conference Monday.
According to a press release obtained by NBC News, this is to announce state and federal charges against 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman "in connection with the June 1 attack on gathering on Pearl Street in Boulder."
Acting U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell for the District of Colorado, Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek for FBI Denver, 20th Judicial District Attorney Michael Dougherty and Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn are participating in the press conference.
To watch the livestream of the press conference, see attached video.
UPDATE (8:25 AM): The suspect in Sunday's attack on a march supporting Israeli hostages held by Hamas is potentially facing two counts of first-degree murder.
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman could be charged with one count of first-degree murder with extreme indifference and another first-degree murder charge listed as "deliberation with intent non-family gun."
Soliman could also be charged with one count of attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault, one count of causing serious injury to an at-risk adult or someone over 70 and one count of using explosives or incendiary devices.
He was booked late Sunday night, and his bail has been set at $10 million.
Eight people were hospitalized with burns and other injuries from the attack, authorities have said.
BOULDER, Colo. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Boulder police say several people were injured, one critically, at an outdoor mall during a pro-Israel march.
The FBI says it is investigating a 'targeted terror attack' in and have a suspect in custody. Police say they received reports that a man had a weapon and was setting people on fire.
A painful recovery for eight victims and an entire community Monday after investigators say a man used a makeshift flamethrower and shouted "Free Palestine" during an attack in Boulder, Colorado, on a march calling for the return of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
"It is clear this is a targeted act of violence and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism," said Special Agent Mark Michalek with the FBI Denver Office.
Videos from the scene show a man shouting and waving bottles filled with some kind of liquid.
Authorities now identified the suspect as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman. Two senior law enforcement officials say he's an Egyptian national, and while the investigation is in the early stages, he appears to have acted alone.
Police arrested him at the scene.
"They immediately ran into a chaotic situation where a man was throwing Molotov cocktails and using other devices to hurt people," said Chief Stephen Redfearn with the Boulder Police Department.
Witnesses then joined in, rushing to help the victims between the ages of 52 to 88, some with very serious burns.
"I was like how can I help and they had like really bad burns on their legs and I went over to this other grass area by the front entrance and there was another lady on the ground with bad burns on her legs like screaming," said Brooke Coffman, a witness.
The attack follows the deadly shooting, less than two weeks ago, of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington, D.C.
After which, investigators say the suspect shouted that he did it for Gaza, and as the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, both anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes are on the rise.
Senior White House officials say President trump has been briefed on the attack as Colorado officials, including Governor Jared Polis condemned the violence, saying the suspect should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
