Video shows the armed man fall to the ground and then fire multiple rounds into the crowd. The confrontation near the gas station unfolded after police dispersed protesters outside the Kenosha County Courthouse who had begun launching fireworks at officers protecting it. “If the cops aren’t going to stop them from throwing pipe bombs on innocent civilians, somebody has to,” said an armed man in a red checkered shirt, who declined to give his name. ADIn downtown Kenosha, however, the only law enforcement presence was once again around the Kenosha County Courthouse, where an eight-foot-high fence was erected around the building. Protesters shot fireworks, both on the ground and into the courthouse steps.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2020 04:54 UTC