Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, intended to carry out a mass shooting in downtown Boulder and only switched to an explosive plan after he was denied a gun because of his immigration status, county

A man has been charged with a federal hate crime and 16 counts of attempted murder, after 12 people were injured in an attack on a “Run For Their Lives” event in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday afternoon,

Mohamed Sabry Soliman told cops he only used Molotov cocktails because his immigration status prevented him from buying a gun — and he now faces up to 624 years behind bars if convicted in the

The man who attacked eight people Sunday afternoon on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to jail records.

Boulder police say the suspect was heard yelling “Free Palestine” before the attack. The FBI has confirmed eight people were hurt, four men and four women ranging in age from 52 to 88. While some of the injuries were described as minor, at least two of the victims were reportedly airlifted to hospitals with burn units.

An investigation is underway after a suspect allegedly threw a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary device into a group on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Sunday.