The Denver Gazette reports that 82-year-old Karen Diamond has died from injuries sustained in a June 1 firebomb attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. Greta Kerkhoff’s June 30, 2025 article details how prosecutors have upgraded charges against the accused attacker to first-degree murder.
The Bullet-Point Brief
- The suspect, Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman, lobbed Molotov cocktails at “Run for Their Lives” protesters—because nothing says “raise awareness” like napalm.
- Initial injury count of 15 has ballooned to 29 humans (plus one dog), proving chaos multiplies faster than bad policy.
- Diamond succumbed on June 25, prompting the DA to slap on two first-degree murder counts—apparently “extreme indifference” isn’t quite enough.
- Boulder officials and Gov. Polis expressed solidarity; the ADL warned that antisemitic rhetoric is morphing into violence.
My Take
Let’s get one thing straight: this tragic violence is a direct result of a broken immigration system and a rotten apple at the bottom of a barrel of hate, fanaticism, and failed community dialogue.
If you want fewer Molotov cocktails in town squares, let’s fix our immigration system, truly vet those who wish to come to our country, and secure our borders. And what do you say we try investing in mental health services and choose leadership that condemns bigotry of all kinds.
