Posted on 08/26/2020 2:42:00 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. — lllinois police have arrested a 17-year-old after two people were shot to death and another was injured during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody Wednesday in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. Antioch is about 15 miles from Kenosha.
Two of the victims shot Tuesday night, a 26-year-old Silver Lake resident and a 36-year-old Kenosha resident, died following the shooting. A 26-year-old West Allis resident suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.
Videos circulating on social media show a young white man opening fire in the middle of the street with a semi-automatic rifle.
“I don’t need more guns on the street in the community when we are trying to make sure that we keep people safe. Law enforcement is trained. They are the ones who are responsible. They are the ones we have faith that they’ll do their jobs to make sure it gets done,” Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said. “It would be beneficial and helpful for everyone to realize that.”
Wednesday afternoon, Kenosha Sheriff David Beth, police Chief Dan Miskinis, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser and Mayor Antaramian gathered for a press conference to discuss the ongoing civil unrest and the shooting that happened Tuesday night.
Police said their investigation is ongoing, but police are working to have Rittenhouse transferred to Wisconsin so he can face criminal charges. According to Lake County, Illinois, court records, Rittenhouse has an extradition hearing scheduled for Friday.
“What I can’t tell you is what led to the disturbance that led to the use of deadly force by this person, and if both deaths are related to the same person,” Miskinis said. “I don’t know that at this point.”
The shooting was met with condemnation from political and community leaders alike.
Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement that he is grateful law enforcement officials have already made an arrest in connection to the killings.
“A senseless tragedy like this cannot happen again. I again ask those who choose to exercise their First Amendment rights please do so peacefully and safely, as so many did last night,” Evers said. “I also ask the individuals who are not there to exercise those rights to please stay home and let local first responders, law enforcement, and members of the Wisconsin National Guard do their jobs.”
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul called for unity following the shooting, saying that anyone involved in violence and destruction is causing division in the community.
“Kenosha residents deserve the opportunity to grieve, come together, peacefully protest, call for change, and heal. The heavily armed vigilantes, arsonists, and other opportunists who have come to Kenosha to attempt to spur chaos have interfered with that and caused drastic harm to people,” Kaul said. “If those engaging in violence and destruction of property believe they are furthering some broader goal, they are wrong. They should leave Kenosha.”
Freedom Inc. a non-profit group based in Madison condemned the shooting in a statement shared Wednesday afternoon and called Rittenhouse a white supremacist.
“These shootings, as well as the presence of white supremacist militias at uprisings for Black lives across the country, are designed to suppress Black people who are rightfully fighting back against generations of murder and exploitation by the state,” the statement reads.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department announced the emergency curfew in Kenosha would start at 7 p.m. each night beginning Wednesday and continuing through Sunday.
The county had previously enacted city curfews, including at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, the day Blake was shot by police. Then at 8 p.m. on Monday night and Tuesday night. The shooting during protests that took place Tuesday night happened after the city’s 8 p.m. curfew.
Not gone, but you have to confirm that you are going to watch a violent video, which is true
Topping the release of the name, the minor’s home address in IL was released in an image of the court document filed in a Kenosha jurisdiction.
LOL
“Who gave that French kid, Lafayette, a musket?”
Someone who taught him well.
He may have save up mowing yards.
Why are YOU asking?
Purposely misleading. #FakeNews. You know it, I know it ... everybody knows it.
The media in this country bears a lion’s share of the blame for everything that’s going on right now from the riots to the coup against the President.
There’s rumblings antifa from Portland are making there way to Kenosha! It’s gonna get real bad!!
Who gives a 17 year old Marine an M4 or an M60?
Why is that an issue other than for some minor, and perhaps unconstitutional regulation?
People under the age of 18 are allowed to use firearms in every state I know of.
Say his name! He had the balls to take on the rioters .
How about the rest of us ? Are going to just sit and watch
out TVs?
" CONFRONT the Commies-socialist-anarchists.
Make them fear .
Kyle got it . It’s time for the serious push-back to begin
Maybe we should get off our asses and peacefully support Kyle
No, it’s one of three TV stations in Madistan, plus a FOX TV channel.
It’s actually the LEAST Leftist station of the three and the weather staff aren’t a bunch of, ‘global warming douches.’ ;)
Yep, it was a durrrr moment for me. I had to hold up a sign so everybody could share it, *curtsy*
https://fundly.com/official-kyle-rittenhouse-fund#
Don’t know if this is legit
Two peaceful protesters are now at peace. A piece of lead dropped them dead. If the kid had only used a pistol, it too could have been called a piece bringing peace to the street.
“So what’s the general thoughts about this by the real people in Wisconsin?”
With all of the violence, destruction, rioting and looting in a few select BLUE cities, basically APPROVED OF by our Blue Governor in our otherwise RED state?
They are GUARANTEEING a Trump Victory in Wisconsin this fall. :)
President Trump offered Tony ‘One And Done’ Evers (Douche, WI) FIVE HUNDRED more NG troops for Kenosha, tonight.
Tony said, ‘No thanks!’ As of now, I’ve read a few sources that said President Trump was sending them in anyway, but I can’t confirm that as of now. (7:30pm, Wednesday)
“That’s a false arrest and false prosecution and the 17 year old should be able to sue over it.”
Future lawsuit or not, maybe the cops are arresting him to put him in a cell for his own protection?
Don’t rule ANYTHING out at this point in time.
However, either way, Kenosha is going to be lit up again, tonight...unless more NG troops are sent in. And even if? Who knows!
FWIW, for all the whining I hear about NH going blue, the number of Trump signs I see as I drive around vastly outnumbers any other candidate.
There are a few Biden signs and still some Bernie signs.
NH recently closed some loopholes in voting that allowed out of state people (Massholes) to vote, and college students.
They are no longer eligible. Now you have to actually be a resident.
Trump did not lose NH by much, just a few thousand votes.
There’s a pretty good chance it can flip back to red this year.
I think I saw a report that Wisconsin governor accepted federal help. So with Feds in town, and rioters getting shot, I’m thinking Kenosha is going to be subdued tonight.
I live in California and I saw a Biden flag in the neighborhood. 1st one. I have seen 5 Trump signs now and 1 Trump flag.
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