Feb 15

AFC West

'Sahil Omar': A forever criminal falsely linked to US shooting

Washington (AFP) – "Sahil Omar" is 44, an illegal immigrant and has a Muslim-sounding name — an apparently fictitious punching bag falsely linked to a slew of US crimes including the latest mass shooting in Kansas City. Two juveniles were among the suspects detained after a mass shooting on Wednesday at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally, which left one person dead and 22 wounded, police said. But self-styled sleuths on social media sites, including Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter), falsely identified one of the shooters as "Omar." "At least one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade …

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