The Colorado Springs-area man facing both state and federal charges after he allegedly set several people on fire Sunday in Boulder previously drove for Uber, a spokesperson for the ride-sharing and on-demand delivery service confirmed Tuesday.

Mohamed Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national with a recent residence in an unincorporated area of El Paso County east of Colorado Springs, started driving for the company in spring of 2023.

Uber officials did not state the exact date Soliman began driving for the company, but according to Gazette reporting, he had been granted a work visa in March 2023 after filing an asylum claim the previous September.

Soliman initially arrived in the U.S. in August 2022 on a tourist visa that expired the following February. After filing the asylum claim, he was granted the work authorization, but once that expired, DHS officials say he did not leave and remained in the U.S. illegally.

All drivers with Uber must meet numerous eligibility requirements, including passing a criminal and driving history background check, providing a photo ID and holding a valid Social Security number.

According to the Uber spokesperson, Soliman had met all the requirements to drive for the company in accordance with Colorado law at the time.

Soliman had not received any “concerning” feedback, but once the news broke and Soliman was identified as a suspect, Uber said it banned his account and now is in contact with law enforcement.

Mohammad Khizri, a member at the Islamic Society of Colorado Springs, said Soliman and his family attended the city’s only mosque. He said Soliman was very quiet and kept to himself and showed up irregularly.

“He didn’t really interact with people. He just came in to pray and visit his kids and wife,” Khizri said. “He seemed like a good guy — very humble … everyone was very shocked.”

Khizri said that he heard Soliman would live out of his car for three or four days out of the week while working for Uber in Denver and then come back to Colorado Springs to see his family.

According to Khizri, the last time Soliman visited the mosque was 2½ months ago during Ramadan, a month of fasting and communal prayer in the Islam faith.

The Boulder attack occurred just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday near 13th and Pearl streets during a weekly event called the “peaceful humanitarian walk for hostages,” organized by the group Run for Their Lives, which raises awareness about Israeli hostages held by Hamas.