On the Ground in Kenosha

<p><em>This episode contains strong language.</em></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>We speak with Julie Bosman, a national correspondent for The Times, about what is happening in her hometown.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-bosman" target="_blank">Julie Bosman</a>, a national correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Kenosha has<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/kenosha-shooting-protests-jacob-blake.html" target="_blank"> become the latest flash point</a> in a season of unrest that began with<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html" target="_blank"> the killing of George Floyd</a>.</li><li>Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is facing a charge of first-degree intentional homicide. The Times’s visual investigation team<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-video.html?searchResultPosition=2" target="_blank"> tracked his movements on Tuesday night</a>.</li><li>The turmoil in Wisconsin has<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/kenosha-wisconsin-trump.html?searchResultPosition=8" target="_blank"> led some residents to feel</a> that Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation.</li></ul>