Congressman Sued After Wrongly Claiming Man Was ‘Shooter’ and ‘Illegal Alien’

Published on March 27, 2024

A U.S. congressman has been sued after falsely claiming that a Kansas man was identified as a shooter and an illegal immigrant following a rampage at a Super Bowl parade. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) wrote in a Feb. 15 social media post that “one of the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade shooters has been identified as an illegal alien.” He included an image of Denton Loudermill Jr. But Mr. Loudermill was never suspected of being one of the shooters, according to the new lawsuit. Instead, he was handcuffed because police officers said that he was not clearing the scene fast enough....