“An Associated Press investigation has revealed what witnesses say led up to a shooting last month near the Iowa Capitol by a white military veteran that left a 15-year-old Black girl wounded. Michael McKinney, 25, is charged with attempted murder for firing his gun into a car carrying four Black teenagers, all aged 16 or under, during a tense confrontation at a Trump rally Dec. 6 in Des Moines.”
“McKinney, who was heavily armed and wearing body armor, told police he shot in self-defense. A resident of tiny St. Charles, McKinney has posted on Facebook in support of the far-right Proud Boys and against Black Lives Matter. In a news release detailing McKinney’s arrest, the state police described an afternoon shooting at a parking lot and didn’t mention the Trump car rally or the race of those involved. A city police spokesman said initial reports indicated the shooting was traffic-related. Division of Criminal Investigation spokesman Mitch Mortvedt said the agency released the immediate facts and circumstances as required” – Des Moines Register.