Update: Numerous posts on Twitter are circulating in an attempt to connect the dots between footage of arrests at Union Station on Wednesday and information being reported from authorities.
So far, footage of three young black men being detained and footage of another armed black man being tackled by good samaritans has surfaced.
But there is another video of a bald man wearing a red sweatsuit being arrested by authorities as well.
According to authorities, two juveniles and one adult were detained after the mass shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others.
The three detained and the four seen in videos have yet to be identified but internet sleuths on Twitter are claiming the man in the sweatsuit is “44-year-old Sahil Omar, an illegal immigrant.”
Footage posted by a sports reporter confirms the man being taken into custody but no identity has been provided.
One of the men who was arrested by Kansas City police: https://t.co/aK97iVp1R4 https://t.co/kIt4faiTVL
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 14, 2024
The sleuths claim he is the same Sahil Omar who was “identified” on social media as possibly being involved with the bombing in Fort Worth, Texas on January 8th.
The Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade shooter has been identified as 44-year-old Sahil Omar, an illegal immigrant.
— Deep Truth Intel (@DeepTruthIntel) February 15, 2024
Related or not, there was a bombing in Fort Worth, Texas on January 8th. The original report named a Sahil Omar as the possible bomber.
Either wires have been… pic.twitter.com/FkJMCkpLuA
In January, Reuters confirmed social media posts falsely claimed Sahil Omar was named as the suspect in the bombing.
It was later determined that the explosion was being investigated as a natural gas explosion and no person was being pursued for the cause.
Others said the man pictured being arrested at Union Station was unrelated to the shooting, claiming he was arrested for public intoxication.
None of these recent social media claims have been confirmed.
Katie Moore, The Kansas City Star
Two juveniles and one adult were detained in the mass shooting Wednesday that injured 22 people and killed a woman.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said a dispute shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday between several people led to the shooting that erupted at the conclusion of the Chiefs Super Bowl rally at Union Station.
Graves said several firearms had been recovered.
Dozens of people were injured and 23 people were struck by gunfire, including Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who died. Half of the victims were under the age of 16, according to Graves.
“Yesterday we experienced a tragic event during a time that was meant for celebration,” Graves said.
She also noted that witnesses helped stop one of the people believed to be involved in the shooting.
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