Overview
- On June 27, Mohamed Sabry Soliman entered a not guilty plea in Denver federal court to all 12 hate crime and explosives counts alleging he used Molotov cocktails in the attack
- The indictment includes nine violations of 18 U.S.C. § 249 and three counts under 18 U.S.C. § 844(h) for using fire or explosive devices to commit a felony
- Prosecutors say Soliman targeted participants of Run for Their Lives after identifying them as Zionists by their flags and signs and shouting “Free Palestine” as he threw two Molotov cocktails
- Investigators recovered a handwritten note in Soliman’s vehicle describing Israel as a “cancer entity” and declaring Zionism an enemy until Jerusalem is liberated
- An Egyptian national living in the U.S. illegally, Soliman had plotted a mass shooting for over a year but switched to firebombs when a background check blocked his gun purchase