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CBS News
6 days ago
- General
- CBS News
FBI searches Boulder attack suspect's apartment in Colorado Springs
FBI agents searched an apartment building said to be where Boulder attack suspect Mohamed Soliman was living with his family. According to CBS affiliate KKTV in Colorado Springs, agents swarmed the apartment building located near Constitution Avenue and Marksheffel Road on Sunday night. The FBI searched the apartment where Boulder attack suspect Mohamed Soliman reportedly lived in Colorado Springs with his family. CBS The search was described on social media as "court-authorized law enforcement activity related to the attack." Neighbors living near the building said the suspect lived there with his wife and children. "That's just scary to think, like, you know what I mean. Your neighbors were somebody that would even have that mind frame. That's the scary part. My daughter played over there. These are everyday people," the neighbor told KKTV 11 News. BOULDER, CO - JUNE 1: Yellow police crime tape was put up for blocks surrounding the scene of an attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado on June 1, 2025. Multiple people were burned, some severely, in an attack on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall during a vigil that called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages. Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Neighbors said the suspect reportedly drove for Uber in Denver and wasn't home often. FBI is calling the attack on Sunday a "targeted act of violence" during a peaceful march in support of Israeli hostages at the outdoor Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. Witnesses said the suspect used a "makeshift flamethrower" and threw Molotov cocktails that burned multiple victims, police and the FBI said. Boulder police said eight people were injured. Soliman, 45, was taken into custody during the attacks on Sunday afternoon. His first court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday in Boulder County. He remained in custody on a $10 million bond.
The National
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The National
Who is Elias Rodriguez, suspected gunman in murders of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington?
Police detained Elias Rodriguez following a shooting on Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington that left two Israeli embassy staffers dead. Israel's Foreign Ministry named the victims as Yaron Lischinsky, who worked in the embassy's political department, and his partner Sara Milgram of the public diplomacy department. The museum was hosting the 'AJC Access Young Diplomats Reception', organised by the American Jewish Committee, aimed at 'fostering unity' among young Jewish professionals and the diplomatic community. Mr Rodriguez was seen pacing outside the museum before approaching a group of people and opening fire. "Early indicators are that this is an act of targeted violence," Dan Bongino, deputy director of the FBI, said in a post on social media. Mr Rodriguez is a resident of the Albany Park neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois. According to NBC's Chicago affiliate, early on Thursday several FBI agents were seen entering an address in the city linked to the suspected gunman. He is believed to be 30 years old. After the shooting, he walked into the museum, where he was detained by event security. As he was being arrested, he shouted "free, free Palestine". Mr Rodriguez was once linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation – a far-left group that often makes pro-Palestine posts on social media. The group, however, rejected attempts to associate it with the shooting, saying that that Mr Rodriguez was only briefly associated with the group and left in 2017. A LinkedIn profile believed to belong to Mr Rodriguez shows he was employed by the American Osteopathic Information Association as a profiles administrative specialist. "We were shocked and saddened to learn that an AOIA employee has been arrested as a suspect in this horrific crime," American Osteopathic Association president Teresa Hubka and chief executive Kathleen Creason said. "As a physician organisation dedicated to protecting the health and sanctity of human life, we believe in the rights of all persons to live safely without fear of violence."
