Police detain a male suspect after witnesses report an attack near a march to remember Israeli captives held in Gaza.Police in the United States have arrested a male suspect after several people were wounded at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, in an incident the FBI described as a “targeted terror attack”.
The assault took place on Sunday as residents of the city held a walk to remember the Israeli captives who remain in Gaza.
Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn told reporters that it was too early to discuss a motive and said witnesses were being interviewed.
“It would be irresponsible for me to speculate on motive this early on,” he said.
Redfearn said the suspect was taken into custody following calls to the police dispatch about someone with a weapon who was “setting people on fire”.
The police chief said he was not in a position to identify the suspect yet, noting that he had also been taken to the hospital. Redfearn said “multiple” people had been wounded, “with injuries consistent with burns”.
He added that the injuries ranged from serious to minor.
“This was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in downtown Boulder on Pearl Street and this act was unacceptable,” Redfearn added. “I ask that you join me in thinking about the victims, the families of those victims, and everyone involved in this tragedy.” Advertisement
Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reporting from Washington, DC, s …
