Police in Boulder, Colorado, are responding to an “atrocious” attack in a pedestrian shopping center in the city that they say left several victims, including some that seem to be potentially mortal. A suspect was arrested without incident, police said.
Although many of the details were not clear immediately, the director of the FBI, Kash Patel, said that officials were investigating the incident as a “directed terrorist attack.”
“Our agents and the Local Police are already on the scene, and we will share updates as there is more available information,” Patel said. The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, also called the attack an “atrocious act of terror.”
“The acts full of hate of any kind are unacceptable. While details arise, the State works with the Local and Federal Police to support this investigation,” Polis wrote in X.
Police in Boulder, Colorado, is responding to an attack at the Pearl Street Mall that, they say, left several victims. A suspect was arrested, police said.
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Boulder police, while calling the attack as a “tragedy” and “unacceptable”, was not yet at the point of labeling it, said Chief Stephen Redfearn.
The incident occurred just before 1:30 pm on Sunday at the intersection of 13th Street and Pearl Street.
There were a group of people who participated in a Pacific Pro-Israel demonstration when that attack occurred, said Redfearn. But it was not clear immediately which group was attacked in the attack.
Police responded to a man’s reports with a weapon and that people were being burned.
When they arrived, there were several victims on the scene with injuries consistent with Burns, police said. The police were still investigating how injuries occurred, according to Redfearn.
Police said the scene has been contained, but has evacuated the Broadway area to the west, Pine Street to the North and 16th Street to the East and Walnut Street to the South. The scene was not sure yet, Redfearn said.
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