McGinniss, chief video director for the online news site, witnessed the shooting on Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha and tried to save Rosenbaum’s life as he lay dying in a used car lot. His interview with Rittenhouse shortly before the shootings went viral last summer as the country grappled with understanding how a suburban teenager ended up in the middle of a chaotic situation with an AR-15-style rifle.
