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The Daily

On the Ground in Kenosha

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This episode contains strong language. The shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black father from Kenosha, Wis., by a white police officer has reverberated through the city, fueling protests and unrest. There have been marches and demonstrations, as well as instances of destruction: businesses and property set alight, fireworks launched at the police. On Tuesday night, a group of armed men, who claimed to be there to protect the community, arrived. Three protesters were shot, two of whom died. Kyle Rittenhouse, a white 17-year-old from Illinois, is suspected of being the gunman. We speak with Julie Bosman, a national correspondent for The Times, about what is happening in her hometown. Guest: Julie Bosman, a national correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Kenosha has become the latest flash point in a season of unrest that began with the killing of George Floyd.Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is facing a charge of first-degree intentional homicide. The Times’s visual investigation team tracked his movements on Tuesday night.The turmoil in Wisconsin has led some residents to feel that Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation.

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From a New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro.

0:33.0

This is a Daily.

0:36.0

Today, the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the violent aftermath.

0:48.9

My colleague Julie Bosman has been in Knoesha, Wisconsin.

0:58.4

It's Thursday, August 27.

1:05.2

Julie, how did you first hear about this shooting?

1:08.5

So on Sunday night, I was home in Chicago and a text popped up on my phone from a friend

1:15.8

of mine.

1:16.8

When I looked at the text, I saw that it was linked to a video about an incident that

1:22.2

had happened in Knoesha, Wisconsin, my hometown.

1:28.2

This is a cell phone video that was taken from an apartment window.

1:33.9

It's looking down on an altercation happening in the street involving a man that we will

1:39.7

later learn is Jacob Blake.

1:44.5

What you can see in this video is an SUV.

1:48.2

There are several officers standing on a sidewalk right next to it.

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