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For those just waking up to the news about the Kenosha protests, here's what happened: Two people have died and one was seriously wounded by gunfire just before midnight on Tuesday. Several videos documented what happened (1/?) https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
Shots were fired around 11:45 p.m. After the first shots, a young White man carrying a rifle began running north on Sheridan Road, away from a crowd of protesters. He was wearing a white hat, green shirt, jeans and had a red backpack. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
Video shows the armed man fall to the ground, and then fire multiple rounds into the crowd. Two more people fell to the ground, one shot in the arm and the other in the chest.
Another graphic video shows a man with blood running down the back of his neck and bystanders shouting that he’d been shot in the head. There was also a video of a group of protesters carrying the man to a car in the hopes of taking him to a hospital. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
From the start of Tuesday’s protests, armed civilians were evident in the crowd, bearing handguns, AR-15-style rifles, knives and military flak jackets. @markguarino said he had never seen so many people armed at a protest.
Tensions between protesters and armed militia were high as the night went on. A confrontation that occurred not long before the shooting outside a gas station was caught on video. Kenosha County Sheriff said they are looking into those group of armed men. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
. @markguarino had spoken to one of those men just after the confrontation. He said he was there to stop people from breaking into local businesses, noting that he’d seen rumors online about pipe bombs being used. (there was no indication of any pipe bombs)
The protest prior to the shooting was once again tense. Police relentlessly unleashed pepper spray and fired rubber bullets. They put up an 8ft high fence in front of the courthouse. Protesters responded by trying to tear down the fence. Some threw bottles and set off fireworks.
Read mine and @markguarino's story here. OK, now I'm off to bed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
