The third night of violent rioting in the city of Kenosha Wisconsin turned deadly, with a pair of apparently unrelated shootings.
One shooting, that left one dead and one severely injured, seems to have involved an armed citizen protecting a business.
According to the reports I’ve seen, but have been unable to independently verify, the shooter in the video above was protecting a business. What happened to cause the shooting is unclear, but according to reports, the rioters went after the citizen just prior to the shooting. The shooter apparently turned himself in to police, though there’s no record of an arrest.
The second shooting is a even more murky. All we know for sure is there is one dead and several injured. A witness describes several SUVs with no plates driving by shooting into a crowd.
Wisconsin governor Tony Evers refused additional help according to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
“I got a call today from congressman who represents that district, and from Senator Johnson as well, really just pleading for help, saying that the local sheriff and the mayor and police chief need some additional assistance,” White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said. “I got on the phone right away and offered assistance in the form of additional National Guard help.”
Meadows added, “The president was on the phone with the governor today … we have National Guard standing by, and if the general for the National Guard [in Kenosha] needs additional help, we’re there to do it, but today, that request was denied by the governor.”
These incidents were unavoidable, given the circumstances. The thing that surprises me is that it hasn’t happened already.