Thread by @schachin

There is a group of accounts on @Twitter trying to affect the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial by spreading falsehoods about the sequence of events and what occurred.

I have included screenshots and video so you can determine it for yourself.

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These accounts will say a guy chased him, threw something, & he shot him, but that is false. The first shooting was not self-defense

NOTE the guy who chased him threw a PLASTIC BAG likely because KR was running across a parking lot w a gun. KR never turns his weapon on him.

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1. Kyle runs across parking lot towards a group behind a few cars.

Person running after him is NOT who he shot.
HERE is the sequence of events.

Everyone can watch for themselves here.


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2. Kyle shoots at a group that cannot be seen (he is also hidden behind some cars.)

Guy who chased after him is on the right.
KR NEVER points his gun at him so he never thought he was a threat.

video


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3. Kyle Rittenhouse emerges from behind the cars.
Guy who chased him is administering to the guy KR is charged with shooting.


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4. Guy down on ground (shot in the head) KR running away from the man down.

5. Man shot is down.
Man who chased KR (likely because he was running towards people w a gun) is administering aid.

Kyle Rittenhouse has run off at this point.



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6. Kyle Rittenhouse is reported to have said
"I just shot somebody"



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8. This is the man Kyle Rittenhouse shot.

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7. He runs and they start to chase him in the street as he exits the parking lot (because people are yelling that he just shot someone and they need to stop him)



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Kyle Rittenhouse's defense is that he shot people in self-defense, but it is very hard to see the first shooting video and believe this is true.

However, the disinformation accounts want you to think that he was attacked in the 1st shooting and he most certainly was not.

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@AriMelber Great coverage today .... btw this was the first killing KR committed. Sure you have probably seen it, but most have not .. they only have seen what led up to the second one so they think he was acting in self-defense.