Mohamed Sabry Soliman Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohamed Sabry Soliman

• Mohamed Sabry Soliman was born in Egypt and completed his formal education there. He later moved to Kuwait, where he lived for 17 years and worked as an accountant.

• He entered the United States in August 2022 on a B2 tourist visa through California, which expired in February 2023.

• In September 2022, Soliman applied for asylum and later received permission to work while the application was under review. He later moved to Colorado Springs.
  

  Mohamed Sabry Soliman, when he entered the USA

• Soliman worked briefly with Veros Health in May 2023 and later for Uber as a driver.
  

  Mohamed Sabry Soliman, while working as a Uber driver

• On 1 June 2025, at around 3:30 PM, Soliman attacked a gathering at Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, Colorado, during an event organised by Run for Their Lives, a group supporting Israeli hostages.

• He wore an orange safety vest to look like a gardener, and carried flowers bought from Home Depot in Castle Rock. He also had a backpack sprayer filled with gasoline, which he wore during the attack.
  

  Mohamed Sabry Soliman being arrested after the attack

• He started planning the attack in mid-2024, about one year before the incident. He waited to carry out the plan early but put it on hold because of his daughter’s graduation.

• He tried to buy a gun but was unable to purchase it as he was a non-citizen. He then decided to use Molotov cocktails and a gasoline-filled weed sprayer.

• He watched YouTube videos to learn how to make Molotov cocktails and prepared around 18 fire-causing devices, which he stored in a black plastic container. The weapons were made using wine carafes and gasoline.

• Soliman shouted Free Palestine!, threw two lit Molotov cocktails at the group, and used the weed sprayer as a makeshift flamethrower. He told police later that he sprayed gasoline only on himself because he wanted to die.
  

  Police checking the attack site

• Twelve people were injured in the attack. Two victims were taken to the burn unit at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, one in critical condition. Others had minor injuries and were later released.

• Among the injured were at least four women and four men, aged between 52 and 88 years. One of the victims is a Holocaust survivor, confirmed by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.

• Soliman was arrested by Boulder police near the scene, where officers also found the black plastic container with 14 unlit Molotovs, the weed sprayer, and a red gas container.
  

  Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s mugshot

• Police found red rags, a gasoline container, and papers with words Israel, Palestine, and USAID, in his Toyota Prius parked near the attack site.

• Soliman admitted during interrogation that he had been planning the attack for a year. He said he hated the Zionist group, wanted them all to die, and had no regrets.

• He told agents he left a journal and an iPhone 14 with messages for his family in a desk drawer at home, expecting he would die in the attack.

• He appeared in Boulder County Court on 2 June 2025, wearing an orange jail uniform and head bandages.

• He was later kept at Boulder County Jail on a $10 million bond. His next court appearance was scheduled on 5 June 2025 for the filing of formal charges.

• He was charged in state court with attempted first-degree murder, assault, and possession of an incendiary device. Federal charges include hate crimes and may be increased.

• FBI also started investigating the case as domestic terrorism and searched his Colorado Springs home. FBI Special Agent Mark Michalek claimed that his family cooperated with the agency as his wife visited the police station and handed over the evidence.
  

  House where Mohamed Sabry Soliman lived with his family

• The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned the attack and said that Soliman’s actions do not represent the peaceful movement supporting Palestinians.

• His daughter revealed in early 2025 that he once underwent surgery, which helped him walk again.
  

  Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s daughter, Habiba Soliman

• A report revealed that he first tried to come to the USA in 2005 but was denied a visa.