Instant panic at mall shooting, Lawrie says Instant panic at mall shooting, Lawrie says ADVERTISING Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie said Sunday that he narrowly missed being in the area where a gunman fired
Instant panic at mall shooting, Lawrie says
Associated Press
TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie said Sunday that he narrowly missed being in the area where a gunman fired shots in a crowded food court in one of Canada’s busiest malls, killing a man and injuring seven others.
Police said the shooting on Saturday at Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto targeted one individual and there were a number of innocent bystanders in what they think might be a gang-related shooting. Police said seven people were shot in all.
On Sunday, Lawrie said he felt lucky because he left the food court 10 seconds before the shooting.
“It was instant panic,” Lawrie said before Sunday’s game against the Red Sox. “It was as if you stepped on an ant hill and then everyone just flooded out of the place. … I just got out of there as fast as possible. … I was the first person out of there.”
Maher is a Met
NEW YORK — No joke: Bill Maher owns a stake in the New York Mets.
The stand-up comic and political satirist was at Citi Field on Sunday and revealed that he bought a minority share of the team months ago. Mets senior vice president of marketing and communications David Newman confirmed the deal is done and that Maher is a new limited partner.
“That’s what’s great about baseball,” Maher said. “I finally found something I can be a-political about.”
