Pennsylvania homeowner shoots BLM protester with rifle during cross-country march

A Pennsylvania homeowner shot a Black Lives Matter protester with a long-range rifle during a cross-country march from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Washington DC Monday night.  

Horrifying footage captured the moment the peaceful protesters were set upon by two white men who emerged from a nearby property in Cambria County and began firing shots at the crowd. 

One man was struck by a bullet and rushed to hospital while fellow demonstrators jumped into cars and fled the scene.

The protesters were taking part in a march through several states calling for an end to racism and police brutality, culminating in an event in the nation’s capital on August 28 to mark the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.

The footage begins with protesters seen walking along a road in the dark, before a gunshot rings out. 

Several people in the group appear to be confused, looking around them while one of them says: ‘That was a gunshot.’

The smartphone camera pans round toward a property two men are seen emerging from.

One of the men fires another shot and screams ring out, with the protesters running toward their cars. 

Activist Frank Nitty, who filmed the incident and shared it on social media, is heard telling everyone to get back to their cars. 

‘Get back to the cars,’ he says. ‘Y’all get in the cars.’ 

Panicked protesters are seen piling into cars while shouting is heard. 

The two men, one holding a rifle, are seen at the end of the driveway. 

‘This dude’s shooting at us,’ the man filming says.

As cars start to drive off, the men fire more shots at the protesters.

The video becomes unclear as people scramble into vehicles and shouts are heard.    

One man was injured in the shooting, with a separate livestream video showing other protesters trying to stem the bleeding and apply pressure to his wounds as they sped away from the gunfire, according to Newsweek.  

The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was in a stable condition. 

Police said two individuals are being questioned over the shooting. 

Nitty began the cross-country march on August 4, walking 30 miles each day to reach Washington DC by August 28 where they will commemorate Luther King Jr.’s speech. 

The group is stopping in several cities along the way to raise awareness about police brutality and racial injustice. 

Anti-racism protests have been taking place across America for more than three months after a white cop ‘murdered’ unarmed black man George Floyd on Memorial Day by kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes.  

Demonstrations have been ignited further after cops have killed or seriously injured several other black people in recent months. 

Just weeks after Floyd’s death, Rayshard Brooks was shot dead outside a Wendy’s drive-thru in Atlanta while he was running away from cops.  

On Sunday, unarmed black man Jacob Blake as shot in the back eight times and left paralyzed by Wisconsin police while his three young sons watched on.