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0 pointstinyhouse5y ago0 comments

Yes, I found it eventually. Although the video doesn't show the first fatal shooting so we don't know how it all started.

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crocodiletears5y ago· 3 in thread

Earlier footage indicates the first man shot was attempting to start a fight with the militiamen, but there's a gap in the timeline where nobody was filming before the fight broke out.

The NYT has a very good article on the subject (and I'm a man who's very critical of the NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/kyle-rittenhouse-kenos...

tinyhouseOP5y ago

OK I found a video showing the first fatal shooting [1]. It's not as clear as the video showing the mob chase (where it indeed looked like self defense) but from what I can tell the person who died got shot while running away from the shooter (it's hard to tell where the shooter is exactly during this time). Doesn't look like self defense to me. Hopefully there are better recordings of the whole incident.

Warning: the video is very graphic, esp in the end. [1] https://twitter.com/livesmattershow/status/12984844049189724...

tinyhouseOP5y ago

Update: I take it back what I said. I found another video [2] that clears the picture. The guy wasn't running away from the shooter, he was chasing the shooter and throwing something at him. He then kept running after him and the shooter turns around and shoots him. The confusing part is that she shooter is shown coming from behind after the shooting happened. But it's because he goes around the car after the shooting and comes from the other side. I now believe all the shooting he did that night was self defense. He wasn't supposed to be there and play police but that's a different story.

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmji3EVxqLM

ethanwillis5y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGb3Qv4_gZI

Here's an interview with a reporter who was on scene throughout the entire first shooting.

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crocodiletears5y ago· 3 in thread

Earlier footage indicates the first man shot was attempting to start a fight with the militiamen, but there's a gap in the timeline where nobody was filming before the fight broke out.

The NYT has a very good article on the subject (and I'm a man who's very critical of the NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/kyle-rittenhouse-kenos...

tinyhouseOP5y ago

OK I found a video showing the first fatal shooting [1]. It's not as clear as the video showing the mob chase (where it indeed looked like self defense) but from what I can tell the person who died got shot while running away from the shooter (it's hard to tell where the shooter is exactly during this time). Doesn't look like self defense to me. Hopefully there are better recordings of the whole incident.

Warning: the video is very graphic, esp in the end. [1] https://twitter.com/livesmattershow/status/12984844049189724...

tinyhouseOP5y ago

Update: I take it back what I said. I found another video [2] that clears the picture. The guy wasn't running away from the shooter, he was chasing the shooter and throwing something at him. He then kept running after him and the shooter turns around and shoots him. The confusing part is that she shooter is shown coming from behind after the shooting happened. But it's because he goes around the car after the shooting and comes from the other side. I now believe all the shooting he did that night was self defense. He wasn't supposed to be there and play police but that's a different story.

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmji3EVxqLM

ethanwillis5y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGb3Qv4_gZI

Here's an interview with a reporter who was on scene throughout the entire first shooting.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse