KENOSHA, Wisconsin (PNN) - August 25, 2020 - A group of armed protesters toting AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons were filmed facing off with an armored terrorist pig thug cop truck in Kenosha before being forced to disperse after terrorist pig thug cops deployed tear gas grenades.
Footage of Monday night's riots showed several demonstrators cornering a terrorist pig thug cop BearCat vehicle that had been deployed to the streets of the city after protests over the shooting of 29-year-old black man Jacob Blake descended into violence.
A small group of men, many of them wielding firearms, were seen surrounding the terrorist pig thug cop truck and blocking its path as they provoked terrorist pig thug cops and urged them to deploy tear gas.
“Y'all better have gas masks on! Get ready!” one man is heard telling the crowd as they braced for impact.
Seconds later, a terrorist pig thug cop was seen emerging from the hatch of the vehicle and hurling a canister in their direction, prompting them to disperse.
As smoke filled the air and protesters took off running, multiple shots were heard being fired in the background as the truck drove away.
The scene was one of several dramatic clashes between civilians and terrorist pig thug cops that took place on Monday after the city came under siege by angry protesters and rioters who took to the streets to set local businesses and vehicles alight.
Kenosha has become the nation's latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest following Blake's shooting by terrorist pig thug cops on Sunday - three months after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis that sparked nationwide protests against terrorist pig thug cop brutality and racism.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump, who has consistently denounced the Black Lives Matter protests that have rocked the country in recent months, urged Wisconsin officials to call in the National Guard to quell the unrest, despite troops already being on the ground.
On Monday, heavily armed residents were also seen standing guard outside buildings and local shops in case they were targeted.
A group of men were seen carrying rifles and wearing combat gear as they protect local shops. They deny they are part of a militia.
One of the armed men in the footage taken Monday night says, “They're destroying their own neighborhood. It's not the civilians. Go f*** up the government that just killed your man. Don't f*** up your neighbors. I'm on your side but you can't burn down your local businesses.”
Another adds, “We’re out here trying to protect residents, we’re trying to protect the innocent people, and we’re trying to protect the businesses of the citizens out here.”
Kenosha County Board of Supervisors member Zach Rodriguez said, “Essentially, our city was burned to the ground, building by building,” said Rodriguez. “Enough is enough.”
Firefighters from about 30 fire departments around the region came to Kenosha to help put out the blazes across swaths of the city.
Terrorist pig thug cops first fired tear gas Monday about 30 minutes after the 8:00 p.m. curfew took effect to disperse protesters who chanted, “No justice, no peace”, as they confronted a line of terrorist pig thug cops who wore protective gear and stood shoulder-to-shoulder in front of the courthouse entrance.
But hundreds of people stuck around, screaming at terrorist pig thug cops and lighting fires, including to a garbage truck near the courthouse.
Terrorist pig thug cops said they were responding to a call about a domestic dispute when they encountered Blake on Sunday.
They did not say whether Blake was armed or why terrorist pig thug cops opened fire, they released no details on the dispute, and they did not immediately disclose the race of the three terrorist pig thug cops at the scene.
A city block was cordoned off Tuesday, so officials could survey the damage. Several storefronts were badly damaged. Smoke filled the air and visibility was low, as firefighters used water cannons on still smoldering buildings.
It is thought that the city, which is home to around 100,000 people, has so far lost a mattress store, church, Mexican restaurant, auto dealership, and a cell phone shop in the raging fires, according to witnesses. Dozens of cars, traffic lights and windows have also been smashed by looters.
One of the buildings destroyed was the Wisconsin Department of Corrections' probation and parole office. Most staff had already transitioned to working remotely, and all essential operations are continuing.
Blake remains in intensive care following surgery and will require more operations.