An 82-year-old woman who was injured in a firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, has died

DENVER AP An -year-old Colorado woman who was injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators in help of Israeli hostages in Gaza has died prosecutors commented Monday Karen Diamond died as a upshot of severe injuries she suffered in the June attack in downtown Boulder Colorado the local district attorney s office declared in a comment Prosecutors have listed casualties including who were physically injured Mohamed Sabry Soliman already faced dozens of counts in state court on charges including attempted first-degree murder using an incendiary device and animal cruelty because a dog was hurt in the attack He has not been arraigned on the initial charges that now include first-degree murder The Associated Press left a voicemail Monday for Soliman s community defender in the state situation The office generally bars its lawyers from commenting on their cases to the media A preliminary hearing to determine whether there s enough evidence to move forward with the situation is set for July Separately Soliman has been indicted on federal hate crime counts He entered a not guilty plea to those charges during a hearing Friday in federal court Leaders of the Boulder Jewish District Center revealed in an email Monday that Diamond died June and revealed she will be deeply missed Karen was a cherished member of our population someone whose warmth and generosity left a lasting impact on all who knew her executive director Jonathan Lev and board chair David Paul commented Gov Jared Polis declared in a declaration Monday that he was devastated by Diamond s death and that it will be felt deeply by the city of Boulder the state and the Jewish area Karen was taken from us too soon and we mourn her loss while remembering her life and the impact she had on those who loved her Polis commented Prosecutors noted Diamond s family has required for privacy as they grieve Part of what makes Colorado special is that people come together in response to a tragedy I know that the society will continue to unite in supporting the Diamond family and all the casualties of this attack District Attorney Michael Dougherty explained in the report During the demonstration Soliman posed as a gardener and wore a construction vest to get close to the group before launching the attack prosecutors allege Investigators say Soliman communicated them he intended to kill the participants at the weekly demonstration He yelled Free Palestine as he threw just two of more than two dozen Molotov cocktails he had prepared Prosecutors say the casualties were targeted because of their perceived or actual national origin An attack motivated by someone s political views is not considered a hate crime under federal law Soliman narrated investigators he tried to buy a gun but was not able to because he was not a legal citizen Federal officers have declared the Egyptian national has been living in the U S illegally with his family