The FBI is investigating an attack in Boulder, Colorado, after a suspect reportedly threw at least one incendiary device at a crowd of people who expressed solidarity with the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
“We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado,” FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X Sunday. “Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available.”
Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn confirmed that an assailant appeared to set people on fire at around 1:26 p.m. mountain time. He declined to identify it as a terror attack, however.
“We are not calling it a terror attack at this point, it’s way too early to speculate motive,” he told reporters in a news conference.
Boulder dispatch received calls to the effect that “there was a man with a weapon and people were being set on fire,” the chief said.
“There was a group of pro-Israel people that were there in a peaceful demonstration” on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder, he said. “We encountered multiple victims that were injured with injuries consistent with burns and other injuries.”
The officers arrested a suspect on scene “without incident,” Redfearn added.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
