The June 1 assault on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall against demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages taken at the outset of the Israel-Hamas war shares some characteristics with the massacre at a nearby King Soopers on March 22, 2021. But there are significant differences, too, including the weapons used by the attackers and the fallout from their choices.

The most important distinction involves the fate of the victims in the two incidents. Twelve people, most of them elderly, were hurt this past weekend, but none of their injuries are currently considered life-threatening, although some were critical. In contrast, ten people were killed at the King Soopers branch, including a Boulder police officer.

Both attackers are of Middle Eastern descent. Mohamed Sabry Soliman,

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