This could be the craziest moment of the protests. . .
We don’t know what led up to the beginning of the video, but here a Salt Lake City man who got out of his car with a hunting bow, notched an arrow and then started pointing it at people. The mob quickly rushed and beat him and then set his car on fire:
A civilian brought a hunting bow to the #slcprotest and began shooting it at protesters. pic.twitter.com/UYZFtISb9I
— Titania v. 2.0 (@Gingersonfire) May 31, 2020
He did get off at least one shot before getting pummeled:
I was the one who video recorded him. I stood right in front of him, watched him load his bow and shoot the arrow. I saw the arrow land on the ground next to his would-be victim. pic.twitter.com/AFEYSZhkHc
— Titania v. 2.0 (@Gingersonfire) May 31, 2020
Then his car got torched:
The SLC police retreated and allowed rioters to light the man’s car on fire. pic.twitter.com/aXhBhXQODO
— Titania v. 2.0 (@Gingersonfire) May 31, 2020
According to the person who filmed the video, protesters did nothing to the man before he armed himself:
TO CLARIFY: there were MANY other cars that were there. Protesters did nothing until he told them he had a bow and was threatening to shoot. They THEN attacked his car, and then he stepped out and retrieved the bow.
— Titania v. 2.0 (@Gingersonfire) May 31, 2020
The man, later identified as Brandon McCormick, also had a machete:
Update: Another video has surfaced showing Brandon McCormick exiting his video with a machete and walking around with it before his vehicle was targeted by protesters. #slcpd pic.twitter.com/reRugyHc3g
— Titania v. 2.0 (@Gingersonfire) May 31, 2020
Apparently, he wasn’t arrested and the story he gave to the media doesn’t seem to fit with what we just watched:
Deja vu from Amy Cooper. Watch as this man who pulled out a bow on protestors lies all over @fox13 news in SLC. As many have said what happens when no one is there to record #GeorgeFloydWasMurdered (I've collected footage from @DosRivers, @Gingersonfire & jaxcino from Instagram) pic.twitter.com/TNGKcfExmQ
— ?????? ????????? (@justin_golight) May 31, 2020
There were lots of witnesses, to be sure:
Damn, I can’t wait to submit the video evidence and my first hand eyewitness report that he instigated the attack and that his entire testimony is false. I’m waiting for a call from @slcpd to start a case against this would-be murderer. https://t.co/CUQvdgqXGl
— Titania v. 2.0 (@Gingersonfire) May 31, 2020
There’s currently a petition circulating to have the police open an investigation:
Here is a petition for the @slcpd to open an investigation against Brandon McCormick, the man who tried to shoot black protesters at the @slcprotest: https://t.co/r8u816ZOdO
@GeorgeFloyd @BlackLivesMatter— Titania v. 2.0 (@Gingersonfire) May 31, 2020
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