Trending Now - Halftime Protester Convicted for Disrupting Super Bowl LIX Performance
WHO:
ABC News - Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu is listed as the victim of a shooting involving Antonio Brown.
ABC News - Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, of New Orleans, was the performer involved in the incident.
ABC News - Kendrick Lamar was the halftime performer at Super Bowl LIX.
ABC News - Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill commented on the case.
ABC News - Chief Judge Juana Marine-Lombard presided over the case.
WHAT:
ABC News - Nantambu was shot at during a celebrity boxing event in Miami in May 2025, with one bullet grazing his neck.
Fox News - Nantambu was convicted of resisting police after disrupting the halftime show.
ABC News - Nantambu was found guilty of resisting an officer, a misdemeanor charge.
ABC News - Nantambu was also charged with disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly.
ABC News - Nantambu could face a fine of up to $500 and up to 6 months in prison.
ABC News - Nantambu received a lifetime ban from all NFL events.
WHERE:
ABC News - The incident occurred at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
WHEN:
ABC News - The shooting incident involving Nantambu and Antonio Brown occurred in May 2025.
ABC News - The Super Bowl LIX halftime performance took place on February 9, 2025.
ABC News - Nantambu will be sentenced on June 1.
ABC News - A trial date for Antonio Brown is set for January 2027.
WHY:
ABC News - Antonio Brown claims he fired a weapon in self-defense during the incident.
ABC News - Nantambu unfurled a flag that read “Sudan and Free Gaza” during the performance, indicating a political protest.
HOW:
ABC News - Brown allegedly grabbed a handgun from a security worker and fired two shots at Nantambu.
ABC News - Nantambu ran across the field with the flag and refused to comply with police commands to stop.
ABC News - He surrendered to authorities after an arrest warrant was obtained.
(UPDATED May 12, 2026 21:24 UTC)
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu has been identified as the victim in a shooting involving Antonio Brown that took place during a celebrity boxing event in Miami in May 2025, where a bullet grazed Nantambu's neck. Brown claims he fired the weapon in self-defense after allegedly grabbing a handgun from a security worker and firing two shots at Nantambu. The incident has drawn significant attention, highlighting the ongoing controversies surrounding Brown.
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(UPDATED May 12, 2026 19:32 UTC)
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, a 41-year-old from New Orleans, was convicted of resisting police after disrupting the halftime show during Super Bowl LIX, where Kendrick Lamar performed on February 9, 2025. Nantambu unfurled a political protest flag reading “Sudan and Free Gaza” and ran across the field, ultimately refusing to comply with police commands before surrendering to authorities. He faces a misdemeanor charge, a potential fine of up to $500, a maximum of six months in prison, and has received a lifetime ban from all NFL events, with his sentencing scheduled for June 1.