A white man was sentenced to prison and could spend up to 10 years behind bars for opening fire on a vehicle filled with Black teenage girls in Iowa last year. In June, 26-year-old Michael McKinney pleaded guilty to willful injury and intimidation with a dangerous weapon for a shooting that took place after a Trump rally in Des Moines, the Associated Press reported . On Dec. 6, 2020, Trump supporters surrounded the teens while they were in their vehicle before the two parties began engaging in a verbal altercation. The teens put their car in reverse to escape the situation but ended up colliding with a pickup truck. McKinney, who is an Army veteran, attended the rally and was outfitted with body armor and multiple weapons. During the scuffle, he shot into the vehicle and struck a 15-year-old girl in her leg. According to court records, he said he fired into the car because he felt unsafe and believed he needed to protect himself. The Des Moines Register reported the injured...
