Social media users unearthed evidence on the internet to successfully identify the suspected shooter within hours.
More than 12 hours before police arrested Kyle Rittenhouse in Illinois, social media users had identified the 17-year-old suspected of killing two in a Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting amid Jacob Blake protests that has sparked outrage and widespread concern over the apparent involvement of armed militia.
By 5:30 a.m. ET the next day, when the Kenosha Police Department made its first announcement of the investigation’s “active and ongoing” status, with no suspect named, Twitter users were already posting pictures of Rittenhouse’s profile, writing: “Here’s your shooter.
Rittenhouse’s Facebook page quickly began circulating around social media, with one journalist finding the profile of the suspected shooter’s mother, where photos appear show him wearing the same outfit as the shooter in the video.it took 30 minutes to identify Rittenhouse—done by 2:30 a.m. Social media users also unearthed a livestream shared to Facebook in which Rittenhouse identifies himself; he’s seen holding a gun with a group of other men also touting large weapons and can be heard saying: “I’m Kyle by the way.”
While the social media sleuths had identified Rittenhouse by early Wednesday morning, police did not confirm the identity and said they were continuing to investigate throughout the day; at 6 p.m. police announced Rittenhouse’s arrest, charging him with first-degree intentional homicide. At the Wednesday press conference, Beth said he received a call on Tuesday requesting the police department “deputize citizens who have guns to come out and patrol the city Kenosha.
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