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White teen, 17, charged with killing two people who were protesting Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha (Photos/video)
charged with first degree intentional homicide after viral video footage showed the teen shooting three people during the third night of Jacob Blake protests in Wisconsin.
He was arrested in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois – 15 miles from Kenosha. Court records say the teenager “fled the state of Wisconsin with the intent to avoid prosecution for that offense.”
The Milmaukee Journal Sentinel noted that based on Wisconsin law, Rittenhouse is being charged as an adult.
According to video footage and witness accounts, the gunman first shot someone at a parking lot, then jogged away, stumbled and fell in the street, and opened fire again as members of the crowd closed in him.
Just moments after the shooting, Rittenhouse was filmed walking up to police with his hands in the air and his semi-automatic rifle slung across his body. He was apparently allowed to walk by despite members of the crowd yelling for police to arrest him.
It was alleged that after the shooting, police said “Thank you” to the shooter and offered him and his friends water.
The young Trump fan also once participated in a youth public safety cadet program, according to social media posts. He also can be seen holding an assault rifle in several photos.
Old photo of Kyle with a rifle
Below are more photos and a video of Kyle shooting Black Lives Matter activists on Tuesday.
