And we are just several blocks away from the place where these shootings took place on the night of August 25, 2020. And his trial is taking place at the courthouse in downtown Kenosha, which was the scene of so many protests in August, 2020. He stands trial for six criminal counts, including first-degree intentional homicide, which is the most serious murder charge in Wisconsin. So this is the week that the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is underway in Kenosha. And now a year later, you’re back there, covering the trial of the alleged shooter.

So, Julie, we spoke to you last summer, hours after the shooting happened in your hometown of Kenosha. Now, he’s on trial for those shootings, and Julie is back in Kenosha to tell the story of who Rittenhouse really is and what his trial will ultimately be about. Immediately, that shooter, Kyle Rittenhouse, became a symbol of the moment, called a terrorist by the left and a patriot by the right. If you see the man running down the street, this is after he allegedly shot someone in the stomach at a gas station. Moments after Julie left the scene, a young white man would shoot and kill two people and maim a third. Trying to grab him to stop, and you see one person fall on the ground. It felt like the situation was a little out of control, so I decided to get in my car and leave.

They were confronting the people in the crowd. and describing them on The Daily - julie bosman There were these groups of white men in militia gear.

My colleague, Julie Bosman, was covering those protests - julie bosman Jacob Blake! Jacob Blake! michael barbaro Last summer, as the country reeled from the murder of George Floyd, another Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, prompting protesters to take to the streets. Friday, November 5th, 2021 michael barbaroįrom The New York Times, I’m Michael Barbaro. Transcript The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse Prosecutors describe the teenager who shot and killed two people at protests in Kenosha, Wis., as an illegally armed out-of-towner.

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