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Kenosha: 17-year-old arrested after two killed at protests over police shooting of Jacob Blake

2020-08-27

[WOODTV] A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.

Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. Antioch is about 15 miles from Kenosha.

Two people were killed Tuesday night and a third was wounded in an attack apparently carried out by a young white man who was caught on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a semi-automatic rifle.

“I just killed somebody,” the gunman could be heard saying at one point during the rampage that erupted just before midnight.

In the wake of the killings, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers authorized the sending of 500 members of the National Guard to Kenosha, doubling the number of troops. The governor’s office said he is working with other states to bring in additional National Guard members and law officers. Authorities also announced a 7 p.m. curfew, an hour earlier than the night before.

“A senseless tragedy like this cannot happen again,” the governor, a Democrat, said in a statement. “I again ask those who choose to exercise their First Amendment rights please do so peacefully and safely, as so many did last night. 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.”

In Washington, the Justice Department said it is sending in the FBI and federal marshals in response to the unrest.

The dead were identified only as 26-year-old Silver Lake, Wisconsin, resident and a 36-year-old from Kenosha. The wounded person, a 36-year-old from West Allis, Wisconsin, was expected to survive, police said.

“We were all chanting ‘Black lives matter’ at the gas station and then we heard, boom, boom, and I told my friend, `‘That’s not fireworks,’” 19-year-old protester Devin Scott told the Chicago Tribune. “And then this guy with this huge gun runs by us in the middle of the street and people are yelling, ‘He shot someone! He shot someone!’ And everyone is trying to fight the guy, chasing him and then he started shooting again.”

Scott said he cradled a lifeless victim in his arms, and a woman started performing CPR, but “I don’t think he made it.”

According to witness accounts and video footage, police apparently let the young man responsible for the shootings walk past them with a rifle over his shoulder and his hands in the air as members of the crowd were yelling for him to be arrested because he had shot people.

Rittenhouse was assigned a public defender in Illinois for a hearing Friday on his transfer to Wisconsin. The public defender’s office had no comment. Under Wisconsin law, anyone 17 or older is treated as an adult in the criminal justice system.

Much of Rittenhouse’s Facebook page is devoted to praising law enforcement, with references to Blue Lives Matter, a movement that supports police. He also can be seen holding an assault rifle.

Other photographs include those of badges of various law enforcement agencies, including the Chicago Police Department. All of the badges have a black line across them — something police officers typically do with black tape when an officer is killed in the line of duty.

In a photograph posted by his mother, he is wearing what appears to be a blue law enforcement uniform as well as the kind of brimmed hat that state troopers wear.

The sheriff told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that armed vigilantes had been patrolling Kenosha’s streets in recent nights, but he did not know if the gunman was among them. However, video taken before the shooting shows police tossing bottled water from an armored vehicle to what appear to be armed civilians walking the streets. And one of them appears to be the gunman.

“We appreciate you being here,” an officer is heard saying to the group over a loudspeaker.

Posted by:Fred

#18 Too much to hope for, probably, but maybe SMN caught one from Wingy or other lefty pistolero?

Posted by: Omusing Bucket9600 2020-08-27 23:44

#17 Thise who came to the aid of the deranged idiot woth the head wound had trouble finding the wound. That does not sound like received a point blank shot from an AR, especially compared to the armed rioter who had his bicep torn off. Are there circumstances which might account for wound discrepency? Something's not adding up.

Posted by: Rex Mundi 2020-08-27 20:01

#16 Thanks tw, I'll keep that in mind for future posts.

Posted by: charger 2020-08-27 19:35

#15 with links, but Rantburg eats my posts when I have more than a couple,

It’s not just you, charger. One of Fred’s spam control measures is to limit the number of links in a single comment to two. I used to be a multiple linker, too.

Posted by: trailing wife 2020-08-27 14:17

#14 Like your lead Charger.

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-08-27 12:59

#13 I tried to post this info with links, but Rantburg eats my posts when I have more than a couple, so just go to the Wisconsin DOJ About > Executive Profiles page, and then use your favorite search/pedia page for confirmation:

AG Josh Kaul Bio:

His mother was Wisc AG from 2003 to 2007.

His stepfather was a cop.

Kaul clerked for Michael Boudin in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

And who is Michael Boudin?

Boudin was born in New York City, the son of the civil liberties attorney Leonard Boudin and older brother of Weather Underground member Kathy Boudin.

Which of course, makes Judge Boudin the uncle of Chesa Boudin.

Are you getting it yet?

Also, Deputy DA Eric Wilson once worked in Chicago.

Incidentally, I wouldn't know any of this myself, if I hadn't gone down a rabbit hole after looking up the Wisky DOJ > About > Executive Profiles Page.

None of the so-called "conservative" news sites I saw covering this mentioned any of this.

Almost like they just exist to get rage-clicks while avoiding giving any actual info.

Posted by: charger 2020-08-27 12:53

#12 Wisconsin will go for Trump, maybe Minnesota too

Posted by: Maggie Forkbeard7020 2020-08-27 11:56

#11 And with sportsball jumping in expect more articles like this.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-08-27 11:49

#10 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Illinois, was targeted with what could be a Molotov cocktail...

I'm sure the media will mistakenly leave out that little tidbit in their editing. Strange how all the media outlets seem to make the same editing mistakes.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-08-27 11:40

#9 Andy Ngô: The 3 shot (2 killed) in #Kenosha, Wisc. at the BLM riot have been identified.

Posted by: Clyde Thraiter7206 2020-08-27 11:12

#8 “A senseless tragedy like this cannot happen again,” the governor, a Democrat, said

Self defense is never senseless.

It will keep happening as long as you Commie weasles keep allowing your pet thugs to continue to burn down your cities. Just feel lucky that the good guys haven't gone all Robspierre on your buttt.

Posted by: AlanC 2020-08-27 07:46

#7 You literally cannot make this up. It appears that the first person killed in self defense by #KyleRittenhouse was a pedophile.

Also: Here's more information from Arizona State Prison, much of which points to him being a violent person.

He was the highest possible risk level. Level 3: The risk of repeat offense is high. The degree of danger posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active dissemination.
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It seems every other Antifa Commie arrested has prior arrests for pedophilia. The other half are in some stage of a sex change. Sick bastards.

Posted by: Clyde Thraiter7206 2020-08-27 03:13

#6 Free Kyle. An American hero.

Posted by: Shinemp Hupavirong3673 2020-08-27 02:34

#5 CONTEXT: I spoke with the alleged shooter earlier in the night who stated he was there to protect property. He did not make racist comments, condemn #BLM, or mention political motivations for his actions. He said that he was there to protect property & was carrying a firearm

Posted by: Clyde Thraiter7206 2020-08-27 02:23

#4 Molotov Cocktail? Plastic bag w/ something in it.

Warning: Guy chasing Kyle gets shot.
Great video sync of multiple angles of first self defense shooting by #kylerittenhouse. You can clearly see the chase, molotov get thrown, and then the attempted theft of his rifle.

Posted by: Clyde Thraiter7206 2020-08-27 02:14

#3 Andy Ngô: I missed this in the video. The man who had his arm shot ran in with a pistol. He was still holding it for some time after he was hit

Posted by: Clyde Thraiter7206 2020-08-27 01:39

#2 Did Rioters Lob Molotov Cocktail at Kenosha Shooter Prior to First Shooting?

In a stunning new video making the rounds on Twitter, it looks as if the Kenosha shooter, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Illinois, was targeted with what could be a Molotov cocktail before the first shooting that took the life of one of the rioters.

VIDEO:

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-08-27 00:40

#1 Called the Antioch (Illinois, not California) chief of police and gave him a piece of my mind today.

Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2020-08-27 00:13

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