According to Fox news
A Kenosha, Wis., car dealership was targeted by rioters during protests overnight in the wake of the police-involved shooting of a Black man that was caught on video and circulated on social media.
The parking lot that typically stores a local business’s selection of used cars was instead filled with rows of the vehicles’ metal remains hours after rioters took to the streets in and around the city’s downtown area, according to several images shared on social media.
Prior to the overnight destruction, Car Source had more than 140 vehicles available for sale, according to its website.
A spokesperson for Car Source did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request seeking comment, but CBS Chicago reporter Vi Nguyen described how the owners “are devastated.”
This used car dealership was set on fire overnight by protestors. Car Source is just down the street from the Kenosha courthouse. The owners are devastated. Their business a total loss. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/emYtWNzvh9
— Vi Nguyen (@ViNguyen) August 24, 2020
Hours earlier, Drew Hernandez, a reporter who uses the Twitter handle @livesmattershow, shared videos showing a progression of demonstrators’ destruction of Car Source as well as other businesses and property in the city.
First, around 2:20 a.m., Hernandez posted footage of what appeared to be a flaming flare positioned under a seat in the back of an open vehicle.
Rioters are setting dealership cars on fire in Wisconsin with flares pic.twitter.com/PwQKLjNU2E
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) August 24, 2020
Just 10 minutes later, the truck appeared to have gone up in flames, with the fire extending to neighboring vehicles