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.
It was self defense from the first person he shot to the last.
When this is all over and this kid is vindicated he is going to be a VERY VERY RICH KID!! The mediapukes are doing a redux !
That I don’t know but that didn’t stop some of the rioters from carrying arms!
Anthony Huber died at the scene. The arm guy has not been ID'd AFAIK. He will, however, always be a lefty!)
The guy who got shot in the arm was pulling a gun on Rittenhouse when he got shot.
It won’t buy his arm back.
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It won’t buy his life back. He got it in the chest just after he took his swing. Last picture shows him dropping his skateboard and dropping to the ground while grasping his chest.
These governor’s are insane.... Insurance doesn’t cover you in the event of civil insurrection or riot.... All the property destroyed or stolen is not covered... These people are shit out of luck.... I would protect my property, and if I have to shoot someone so be it... but, as in all self defense scenarios, you will be arrested
“Nothing is as it first appears, Grasshopper...”
You have to admit, after seeing the torrent of video clips, that he was VERY cool and VERY aware; eerily so.
“The question few are asking:
Who gave a 17yr old kid an AR-15?”
Take a deep breath Karen.
completely misleading explanation of what happened.
Which, given his prior attack on the AR-15 wielder, he already had his handgun in that hand. I.e., the AR-15 wielder acted in self-defense at that point. Though why the BLM dude didn't use it immediately, and intead jumped on the AR-15 guy from behind, is a good question. Maybe he was trying not to use deadly force. Maybe he just wasn't thinking. We'll probably find out.
Oh, I guess I had the wrong thug.
I guess he knows now that he shouldn’t have been rioting, looting, vandalizing, and attacking someone with a gun.
And no chance to repent before buying it.
I wonder how he likes his new digs.
He acted alone. All the armed guys who showed up to protect the white areas should have gone around at least in pairs.
Typical of the MSM.
Probably cause he’s 17.
Absolutely.
It is maddening when citizens are left to protect their property because the police will not. To top it off, the laws are rigged against citizens using deadly force to protect property.
I wonder why the press reporting on the story neglected the part about the mob chasing the young man and attacking him?
More left wing spin from the media.
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