Late into the night on Tuesday, two people were reportedly dead and one person was injured after being shot during a third night of rioting in the small city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to Kenosha News.
It was around 11:45 pm last night, according to Kenosha police Lt. Joseph Nosalik, that the shooting was reported. The individual who was injured is in serious condition at a nearby hospital, but the injuries sustained are not life-threatening, according to police.
The Blaze's Elijah Shaffer reported live from the scene, saying that someone appeared to have been shot in the head during an attempted looting of a car shop.
He reported that the white man was loosing an excessive amount of blood and had been transported to an emergency room.
BREAKING they shot someone in the head at the #KENOSHA riot RIGHT NOW
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) August 26, 2020
I repeat someone has been shot in what appears to be the head while looting a car shop
I can not confirm the exact wound location but he’s white and losing a lot of blood
I will update who shot him! pic.twitter.com/xZ6v5mpI82
Shaffer captured what was happening shortly before the shooting, when people were destroying the car dealership where the shooting allegedly took place.
.@ElijahSchaffer filmed the moments before the shooting. Rioters were destroying the cars at the auto shop. #KenoshaRiots pic.twitter.com/r6QFyVQKMZ
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 26, 2020
The graphic video of the shooting and its aftermath is not for the faint-of-heart.
Extremely graphic: Someone at the #KenoshaRiots was just shot in the head. @livesmattershow was there to record it. pic.twitter.com/dH1t5M4AIK
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 26, 2020
Witness accounts from the scene claimed that it was "the boogaloo boy militia protecting a business that was being destroyed." However, once Shaffer spoke to one of the men, these reports of the shooter being racially motivated were quickly called into question.
Official witness making a statement to officers that it was the boogaloo boy militia protecting a business that was being destroyed
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) August 26, 2020
A second witness told me the same account off camera
That is what I thought I saw too but I had to confirm. Details can still change pic.twitter.com/3CnPtODX5o
Shaffer spoke with the alleged shooter, who identified himself as an EMT, said that he had been pepper sprayed, and was ready to protect the citizens of Kenosha and protect property.
CONTEXT: I spoke with the alleged shooter earlier in the night who stated he was there to protect property
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) August 26, 2020
He did not make racist comments, condemn #BLM, or mention political motivations for his actions
He said that he was there to protect property & was carrying a firearm pic.twitter.com/ViYUB65tiy
In previous nights, local residents took up arms to protect businesses and property. Some shouted that they were on board with the protests, but not with the destruction of their city.
Shaffer followed up his initial reports with a further account of the violence. He confirmed that there were multiple shooting victims at the attempted looting of the car shop, and that one person "had his arm mangled by the impact of the munitions."
BREAKING: confirmed there were multiple victims in the shooting at the car shop including one who had his arm mangled by the impact of the munitions
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) August 26, 2020
I viewed images from photo journalist Alex Lourie that confirmed more victims
Drive by shootings also occurred
Armed civilian volunteers helped this man with a seriously injured arm before police arrived on the scene.
GRAPHIC: I missed this in the video. The man who had his arm shot ran in with a pistol. He was still holding it for some time after he was hit: pic.twitter.com/dHx37kaDTk
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 26, 2020
Another incident, caught on video by Brendan Gutenschwager, shows a crowd chasing an armed individual who is carrying a rifle down a street before he falls to the ground. As the crowd rushes to the man on the ground, he can be seen pulling a gun and firing it at his would-be assailants.
Most comprehensive view of the #Kenosha shooting so far. pic.twitter.com/tPpBcdrLR2
— Richard (@Wildman_AZ) August 26, 2020
Shelby Talcott, of The Daily Caller, reported that she had ducked behind a car, but that victims had been brought to the ER.
The victim is at the hospital. @RichieMcGinniss is there (he’s okay). Said he believes a second gunshot victim just arrived pic.twitter.com/jZf9v9fuqK
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) August 26, 2020
Caught on video via a livestream, a man can be seen running with a rifle when wha appears to be a molotov cocktail is thrown at him. He returns with gun fire.
It is unclear if the assailant throwing what appears to be a molotov cocktail and the shooting victim are the same person. Don't jump to conclusions.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 26, 2020
Protestors had gathered outside of a courthouse downtown, where barricades had been erected to protect the property. Reporting on the ground for Townhall, Julio Rosas caught protestors shouting "kill the police" and a woman screaming "death to America" while burning the nation's flag.
An American flag was just burned outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. One woman screams, “Death to America!” and kicks the fence. pic.twitter.com/vI8U6EOGBv
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 26, 2020
As fires raged, protestors, rioters, activists, and residents faced off against one another.
A tire fire is going strong at a car lot across the street from the now burned down furniture store in Kenosha pic.twitter.com/33QNOBo4AJ
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) August 26, 2020
The city has been attempting to clean up from riots that have decimated property and destroyed businesses.
"KENOSHA: a city that already appears low on public resources is pushed beyond breaking" -- posted via https://t.co/7Gf7kIb2w2 pic.twitter.com/QBZXZHtv3p
— Memelord (@dailydigger19) August 25, 2020
After the kind of destruction that the first two nights of rioting unleashed on Kenosha, some business owners were not taking any chances and stood by to protect their enterprises.
(And woman)
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) August 26, 2020
Some have come down from the roof. @ElijahSchaffer spoke to one, who said the business is a friend’s and they’re protecting it.
They also just offered to help anyone injured from the crowd. One said he is an EMT pic.twitter.com/je1OAeOZNl
The Post Millennial's editor-at-large Andy Ngo tweeted out his gratitude to those journalists who are out covering these stories despite risk of personal harm. He has been covering the violence in his home town of Portland, Ore.
The footage we're seeing in Kenosha is recorded by independent conservative & citizen journalists. They put themselves at huge risk to capture what's really happening. Support @livesmattershow @BGOnTheScene @RichieMcGinniss @Julio_Rosas11 @ElijahSchaffer @ShelbyTalcott @FromKalen
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 26, 2020
I knew I was forgetting someone. @VenturaReport is also reporting in #Kenosha. He's the one who recorded some of the shocking antifa violence video in Portland recently. Follow these journalists & (financially) support them if you can.
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 26, 2020
The unrest was sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday evening. Blake survived the shooting, but is in critical condition at an area hospital. Doctors have said that it would "take a miracle" for him to recover from the paralysis sustained by the shooting.
Officers in that shooting have not been identified, but were reportedly placed on administrative leave.
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