We don’t know if the New York Times had a reporter on the ground in Kenosha, Wisc., this week to cover the riots sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake — we don’t think so, as we would have seen photos. As we’ve noted in other posts, mainstream media outlets seem to be relying on video from right-wing sites like The Daily Caller and Twitchy sister-site Townhall (without credit) to piece together their own stories.
A thread that has gotten barely any attention Saturday purports to put together a timeline of the events before the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting. As you probably know, 17-year-old Rittenhouse has been charged with first-degree murder for shooting and killing two people who were chasing him — and caught up to him, unfortunately for them.
Christiaan Triebert, who does visual investigations for the New York Times, put together these clips which show what Rittenhouse was up to before the shooting. (He also keeps calling him Kyle Rittenstein for some reason.)
When tweeting the thread above, it was still unclear why Rittenhouse was being chased by several people prior to the first shooting. In the following tweets, some details with what we’ve learned in the past days about what happened in the 10 minutes leading up to the shootings.
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
It’s 11:39 p.m. when Rittenhouse and another armed civilian leave the car dealership they claim to be protecting to offer medical aid to protesters, they tell @RichieMcGinniss: https://t.co/p3sgs0KhPz. This is 10 minutes before the shooting. pic.twitter.com/UPrdHxtiy2
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
A Ruptly livestream captures the three men walking past the police vehicles to the opposite side of the gas station. About half an hour earlier, an argument between protesters, some armed, and the heavily armed group Rittenhouse was with, broke out. pic.twitter.com/3zaa69b55U
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
At 11:41 p.m., it seems quieter at the gas station. “Does anybody need medical?” Rittenhouse is heard shouting. But his presence upsets some bystanders who claim he had pointed a gun at them earlier, footage shows: https://t.co/8SWSukFady. Rittenhouse then walks out of screen. pic.twitter.com/q7Sv2Q6D5r
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
Two minutes later, at 11:43 p.m., Rittenstein is captured on camera again. He wants to go back to the car dealership he says he’s protecting, but is barred by police from returning, as seen in @Ruptly footage: https://t.co/yFQfRhuOAS. pic.twitter.com/23vcP5cqHq
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
At about 11:46 p.m., @KoerriElijah captures Rittenhouse running by the gas station with a fire extinguisher in the direction of a different car dealership (https://t.co/1MF5ClgDfD, timecode 0:55:22), where vehicles are being damaged and set on fire. pic.twitter.com/6HJE2d67Bc
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
Footage from livestreams indeed confirms that multiple cars were being damaged at that second car dealership, and at least one was set on fire, at around at 11:45 p.m. pic.twitter.com/gaeDe53nqK
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
As Rittenstein walks towards the second car dealership, @KoerriElijah’s video shows he walks by a trash bin that’s likely being set on fire. Joseph Rosenbaum, who would later be the first victim shot by Rittenhouse, is seen there with a small group. https://t.co/HczyD8JTET pic.twitter.com/B6gbdiW9Es
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
But Rittenhouse doesn’t appear to stop at the trash bin fire. It’s only 30 seconds before the shooting that we see that Rosenbaum chases Rittenhouse with several other people, for unknown reasons. This is visible on both @KoerriElijah and Regg Inkagnedo’s livestreams. pic.twitter.com/lqm2zSUtNH
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 29, 2020
Here’s Triebert’s earlier reporting on the shooting:
It’s unclear why Rittenhouse was being chased or why he was in the area of this car dealership about four blocks away from the one he claimed to be protecting. We do know vehicles in this lot were damaged minutes before the first shooting. pic.twitter.com/7mbLQ3K21B
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 27, 2020
The initial shot and Rittenhouse’s four subsequent discharges of his AR-15-style weapon are followed by three more shots in the parking lot — we don’t know who fired them. Rittenhouse seems to make a phone call and then flees the scene. pic.twitter.com/ddRjsgiMN7
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 27, 2020
While fleeing from the scene, Rittenhouse is again chased by several people. He trips and falls to the ground and fires four shots as three people rush him. One person appears to be hit in the chest, while another, who is carrying a handgun, is hit in the arm. pic.twitter.com/wy0T26UmkR
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 27, 2020
Looks like there were a lot of people chasing him. You could almost call it a mob.
At the same time, we hear at least 8 gunshots from farther away. Mr. Rittenhouse gets up and begins walking north from the scene, and 8 more gunshots are heard from closer range. It’s unclear who fired the other gunshots.
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 27, 2020
Police vehicles just one block away remain stationary during the gunfire. Rittenhouse walks with his hands up toward the police, as bystanders call out that he was involved in the shooting. The police drive by him to the scene of the shootings, without stopping. pic.twitter.com/duiec5vm5P
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 27, 2020
Rittenhouse’s social media profiles proclaim support for pro-police causes like the Blue Lives Matter movement and Humanize the Badge. Other posts show him taking backyard target practice, posing with guns and assembling an military-style semi-automatic rifle.
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 27, 2020
First-degree murder, huh?
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WATCH: Towhnall's Julio Rosas filmed victim Joseph Rosenbaum shouting, 'shoot me n***a,' at the armed civilians prior to the shooting https://t.co/Z2DLjCtFia
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 27, 2020
