Super Bowl parade shooting: The real story behind fake criminal 'Sahil Omar'
One name keeps cropping up in connection with mass shootings - but the person does not actually exist.
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One name keeps cropping up in connection with mass shootings - but the person does not actually exist.
The comedian, who will host SNL this weekend, often invites two pals on his show who have a very disturbing history of antisemitism.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyWhen Saturday Night Live introduces host Shane Gillis—the comedian who was hired and quickly fired from the cast in 2019 over his history of racist, homophobic, and transphobic comments—on Feb. 24, some viewers will inevitably find their way back to his podcast. Those who keep listening will eventually meet Bill McCusker, the brother of Gillis’ co-host Matt McCusker, and Andrew Pacella, their longtime friend. The two have appeared nearly 20 times sinc
"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."At least one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters identified as Sahil Omar, a 44 year old illegal immigrant," said one post on X, without offering any evidence.
Posts on X, formerly Twitter, are claiming police identified a suspect in the shooting at the 2024 Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri, as "Sahil Omar," a 44-year-old migrant. But authorities have not pinned the violence on anyone by that name -- which has been linked, falsely, to an explosion in Texas and other crimes.