Posts share erroneous information about suspect identification in Kansas City mass shooting
Associated PressCLAIM: A 44-year-old migrant named Sahil Omar was identified as one of the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday. “At least one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters identified as Sahil Omar, a 44 year old illegal immigrant,” reads one post on X that had received approximately 24,000 likes and 11,700 shares as of Thursday. “Biden has failed to protect America from invasion and terrorism.” Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a press conference on Thursday that three people had been detained as part of an investigation into the shooting, including two juveniles. “There have not been any criminal charges at this time.” Graves added at the press conference that “preliminary investigative findings have shown there was no nexus to terrorism or home-grown violent extremism.” Social media users also falsely blamed a massive explosion in January at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as a shooting in December at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on a 44-year-old migrant named Sahil Omar.