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Wednesday 26 August 2020

How Twitter detectives and citizen journalists identified the alleged Kenosha shooter

Protests in Wisconsin aftermath of Kenosha shooting Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A young man who allegedly killed two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin last night was identified on social media hours before charges were publicly revealed, as Twitter and YouTube users attempted to reconstruct the shootings that took place during a week of protests against police brutality.

Kyle Rittenhouse was identified as a “fugitive from justice” today and will be charged with first-degree intentional homicide, according to the Associated Press. The news came after footage of his alleged murders had been amplified online by supporters of the protesters, as well as defenders of Rittenhouse.

Digital investigations have identified (and frequently also misidentified) shooters after they’ve been taken into custody but before they’ve been...

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from TV Aerial Installation Services Warrington https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/26/21402632/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-social-media-video-identification
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