[SJackson]

It appeared to be self defense to me but I've only seed videos in which he was being chased, knocked to the ground, and confronted by the individual he shot in the arm who appears to have had a handgun. I see two problems for him. First, he was in illegal possession of a rifle if he's under 18. There are no open hunting seasons in the city Kenosha. And we don't know what happened before he was chased. If he contributed to an argument which led to the chase, that will be a problem. Presuming the prosecutor is a liberal, he'll probably argue that, though WI is an open carry state, possession (even legally) was contributed to whatever disagreement led to the chase. Then there's disturbing the peace. Urban cities in WI have used that to prosecute legal open carry.

That said, and perhaps some of FR's attorneys could weigh in as I'm not, it seems to me the individuals chasing him, all of them, are complicit in the killings. I'm sorry it happened, this is going to mess up this kid's life.

[EBH]

For all who are willing to check out this video, since other versions seem to cut off the end. Watch until the end, the kid is walking to the police car with his hands-up trying to surrender. This doesn’t look like criminal intent to me. More like someone who ended up defending themselves and willing to cooperate.

https://youtu.be/dyYvh81t0hk

[PIF]

And we don’t know what happened before he was chased.

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But we think we do. He was at the gas station up the road where some punk was smashing a parked car. A man with a long gun (LG) ran up to smasher yelling Stop! Smasher ignored. LG fires warning shot in air, smasher charges LG. LG shoots smasher in head killing him. LG and another long gun guy run off down the road. People yell, “stop him he shot a guy”. Punk with chemical bag on fire chases LG. LG falls the ground and the rest you know.

[Elsie]

First, he was in illegal possession of a rifle if he's under 18.

Illinois prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing a handgun.¹ State law also prohibits any person from knowingly transferring a handgun to any person under age 18.²

However, Illinois also prohibits individuals from possessing firearms if they do not hold a FOID card,³ and prohibits any person from knowingly transferring a firearm to a person who does not hold a FOID card.⁴

To obtain a FOID card, an individual must be over 21 years of age or have the written consent of his or her parent or legal guardian to possess and acquire any firearms and ammunition.⁵ Further, the parent or legal guardian must not be prohibited from obtaining a FOID card.⁶ Even with parental consent, persons under age 21 do not qualify for a FOID card if they have been convicted of a misdemeanor (other than a traffic offense) or adjudged delinquent.

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Wisconsin generally prohibits the intentional transfer of any firearm to an individual under age 18.¹

The state also generally prohibits the possession of a firearm by any person under age 18.²

These restrictions do not apply, however, when the firearm is being used by a person under age 18 when supervised by an adult during target practice or a course of instruction.³

Wisconsin law generally provides that for hunting purposes, the minimum age for possession or control of a firearm is age 12.⁴ A person age 12 but under age 14 may not hunt without being accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or a person at least 18 years of age who is designated by the parent or guardian.⁵ A young person 12 to 14 years of age also may possess a firearm if he or she is enrolled in instruction under the state hunter education program and is carrying the firearm in a case, unloaded, to or from that class, or is handling or operating the firearm during that class under the supervision of an instructor.⁶