MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian rules football club Carlton has been fined 75,000 Australian dollars ($54,000) for its lapse handling of a player's on-field mental health episode.
Elijah Hollands played in Carlton’s Australian Football League game against Collingwood on April 16, with film footage from the game causing concern for his welfare from fans and others.
The footage showed Hollands appearing confused and moving erratically, with some noting his unusual actions during the warm-up, including an attempted kick at goal which traveled only a few meters.
Hollands, 24, was admitted to hospital five days later. Elijah Hollands’s father, former AFL player Ben Hollands, pledged on social media to help his son and urged others to check on their friends if they are struggling.
Australian Football League chief Andrew Dillon on Tuesday said there were sufficient visual cues and performance data from the game, in addition to knowledge of Hollands’ history, to know that “he should have been removed from play earlier than he was."
The failure to remove Hollands from play earlier brought the game into disrepute, Dillon said, adding that the charge was against the club rather than individuals. Carlton will pay the fine to the AFL’s mental health partner, Headspace, which supports youth mental health.
“What transpired during the game was something we haven’t seen before, and while Elijah did undergo checks, he should not have been left on the field for that period of time,” Dillon said. “The incident has highlighted something important for our game: While our physical injury protocols are strong and well-understood, mental health presentations can be variable, and are complex."
Laura Kane, the AFL's executive general manager of football, said the AFL would introduce a number of measures, including setting up the employment of a full-time psychologist or the equivalent for all AFL and AFLW women's clubs.
“This has been about care, clarity and action,” Kane said. “This is bigger than one club or one night.”
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Elijah Hollands of Carlton passes the ball during their Australian Football League against the Melbourne Demons in Melbourne, Australia, March 29, 2026. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) — A man shot five people, killing two, in back-to-back shootings Tuesday at a shopping center and then an apartment building because he was angry over business dealings, police said.
The first shooting happened just before 10 a.m. at a shopping center in a Koreatown neighborhood in a suburb north of Dallas, the Carrollton Police Department said. When police arrived, they found four adults who had been shot. While they were investigating, another shooting was reported at an apartment complex roughly 4 miles (6 kilometers) away, and responding officers found a dead man inside one of the apartments.
Investigators determined the suspect, 69-year-old Seung Ho Han, carried out both of the shootings, police said. He was arrested at a nearby grocery store after a short chase on foot. Police say Ho Han acknowledged he was the shooter in an interview with detectives and said he was angry at the people he shot because of financial disagreements over their business dealings.
It was not a random act of violence and the attacker knew both of the people who were fatally shot, Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said.
“It was a known business relationship. We’re still trying to work to identify what caused his actions,” Arredondo said.
The three people injured in the shooting were in stable condition, Arredondo said. The names of the victims were not released.
Shortly after the shooting, officers with their guns drawn walked past doors at K Towne Plaza in an area of Carrollton known as Koreatown. Agents from the FBI were among law enforcement collecting evidence in the parking lot.
Carrollton — population 130,000 — is 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Dallas. More than 4,000 residents are of Korean descent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
“We’re shocked,” said John Jun, who’s active in the Korean American community. “We’re not immune to something like this happening, but we are very generally a peaceful community that works hard.”
In the last 20 years, it has grown into a thriving Koreatown for the metro Dallas area, thanks to Korean investors. It’s anchored by big-box businesses like H Mart as well as dozens of restaurants serving everything from Korean fried chicken to shaved ice desserts.
The city is also home to multiple Korean churches from Baptist to Presbyterian congregations.
AP reporters Terry Tang in Phoenix, Rebecca Boone in Boise, Idaho, Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia and Ed White in Detroit contributed to this story.
This version corrects the spelling of the suspect’s name. The correct spelling is Seung Ho Han, not Seung Han Ho.
Officials respond to the scene of a shooting Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at K Towne Plaza in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Officials respond to the scene of a shooting Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at K Towne Plaza in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Officials respond to the scene of a shooting Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at K Towne Plaza in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Officials respond to the scene of a shooting Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at K Towne Plaza in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Officials respond to the scene of a shooting Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at K Towne Plaza in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Law enforcement responds to the scene of a shooting Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at K Towne Plaza in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Kendria LaFleur)
Law enforcement responds to the scene of a shooting Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at K Towne Plaza in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Jamie Stengle)
