Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is suspected of shooting three people last night in Kenosha, killing two, and has been charged with first-degree murder.
Video footage from the second encounter depicts a valid case of self-defense. (Daily Caller)
According to a Lake County, IL, complaint, the shooter was listed as a “Fugitive From Justice” and wanted for “First Degree Intentional Homicide.” The complaint alleged the shooter fled Wisconsin after the shooting “with the intent to avoid prosecution for that offense.”
The alleged shooter is currently in custody and is being held at a juvenile facility in Illinois, according to ABC7.
The Daily Caller’s Richie McGinniss interviewed the suspect just before the incident occurred.
The man, armed with a rifle standing outside a local business, told McGinniss that his “job is to protect this business,” and that “if there’s somebody hurt, I’m running into harms way.”
I interviewed the alleged shooter before the violence started.
Full video coming soon: pic.twitter.com/G3dVOJozN7
— Richie?McG? (@RichieMcGinniss) August 26, 2020
Moments later, a man was shot in the head while reportedly looting. Bystanders immediately rendered first aid as best they could. However, he was mortally wounded.
Earlier that night, Rittenhouse was briefly captured on film interacting with police officers, who thanked the armed citizens for their efforts to maintain order. Left-wing Twitter reacted predictably.
This is the Kenosha shooter being offered water from the Kenosha police.
“We appreciate you being here.”
The police is working with the shooting militia. We need to abolish the police. They aren’t helping pic.twitter.com/mdgKuOTuUS
— New York Socialist (@berniebromanny) August 26, 2020
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Maybe if the police would do their damn job people like this wouldn’t have to intervene! And that fool aimed a pistol at him and he had to defend himself! How much more are they going to allow these devils to attack innocent people before they put a stop to this?!
Damn democrats!
The article said he fled…but video I saw showed him surrendering so that’s a bit confusing. Also, they need to charge him with something so all of the evidence can be reviewed and Murder One is the most difficult charge to prosecute fully…a lot to consider here. I agree that the Police need to be allowed to do their job, but the local and state governments have hamstrung them to the point they are standing back or even standing down…the mayor’s initial response to the initial incident didn’t help either…
the cops maybe were told to stand down. But doesn’t impact the militias
Police are ordered by leftist leaders to stand down! Shoot these leaders for treason and failure to do their jobs!!
Tell your damn stupid governors we have a idiot in Michigan as well
I am in agreement with you
The mob will always be allowed to burn, loot and murder. Yet people protecting their businesses and homes are filed on and convicted. What’s wrong with this country??? Oh, yeah liberal dumb butts
Should the case be prosecuted Jury nullification is the solution.
I know nothing about any of this.
Can I be on the jury?
Don’t need nullification when other relevant defenses are available. I like self defense.
In two words: George Soros. He is throwing $billions into electing these far left mayors and DA’s.
Police are trying but they are being thwarted by local and state leaders!
The DEMOCRAT CITY LEADERS AND GOVERNOR NEED TO ALLOW THE POLICE TO DO THEIR JOBS. ALSO THEY NEED TO PUT AN OPEN SEASON ON BLM AND ANTIFA IF YOU ARE RIOTING YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE USE OF AND UP TO DEADLY FORCE against you
Vigilante Justice
The police want to do their job. It is the Democrats that are binding their hands. These officers have families and have vest their lives and futures into their jobs. The Dems hold this over them and essentially are forcing them to stand down. Do not put blame where it is not deserved. Look at the Democrats and know the true enemy of my/our country. Prepare for it’s a war they will bring in order to get into complete control. I will not live under communist control or any rule other than our constitution. Decide if your willing to fight for it. Everyone will probably have to make that decision come November other than through a vote!
Your rage is misdirected. It’s the dem scum politicians who are ordering the police to stand down. Just like in Seattle where the city council forbade the police from using any kind of chemicals to control the mobs. Everywhere the police are standing down it’s because the dem politicians are ordering them to.
As long as criminals are the District Attorneys in these large cities, it will continue. Remember the black woman in Baltimore who filed charges against the police when they were just arresting Freddie Grey. And HE KILLED HIMSELF in the paddywagon by throwing himself against the walls. Mosby was the name. And we are getting a lot of BLACK officials who are in positions of control who are nothing but criminals themselves.
Yep, it’s OK if your a liberal to shoot and kill someone but not if your a republican. Vote these stinking evil freaks out of our White house or you will regret it for the rest of your lives. I’m 62 I don’t give a shit, but you young people better stop listening to the tards on the left they are in it to destroy America. That’s is the country your kids kids will inherit so think hard before Nov.
How do we know he was a conservative? It would appear he should be described as nothing more than another “PEACEFUL PROTESTER” against the shooting of a Black Man. After all, isn’t that what all those people have been doing for the past several night “PEACEFULLY PROTESTING?”
You mean months? Hope it was sarc.
Trump will pardon everybody that the liberal idiots try to run over.
Yes…after the election.
These Worthless Scum Posing as Prosecutors are the Ones Who should be Charged, and if Proper Justice is Rendered He will Get Off Scot Free!
This!!!
I wish these “Conservative” sites would stop with the Mantra “Vigilantes”. They are Citizens and Legal Militia members. Vigilantes are people that mete out extrajudicial punishment without the color of law. Militia are enshrined in the Constitution and therefore are protected by law protecting their Lives and property against insurrection. I would expect a little more introspection from the Conservation authors. Repeating the Mantra issued by the MSM is just LAZY. And it is wrong to describe/Label these people as such.
Moreover, this kid was defending himself. The guy he shot pointed a gun at him and he got off the first round. It’s sad that the lying MSM has made the dead guy a martyr for pointing a gun at another armed person and getting killed because of it. That’s the risk you take pointing a gun at someone else-you might get killed by the other guy!
That guy only got his arm blown off, I think it was the commie who tried to behead him with a skateboard who got smoked. Unless you’re talking about the first guy who received a little round extra hole in his head.
He has the right to protect and defend his life and property!!!
His own property. He has no legal right to walk the streets with a loaded weapon at any time in any situation. That is the law. If you want law and order, then it needs to be LAW AND ORDER ACROSS THE BOARD.
Unless there’s a city ordinance against it, sure he can. And if you paid attention the communists were carrying guns.
Open carry is the law. Remember the second amendment???
For just about 90 days now we, The People, have been inundated with MSM videos of “Peaceful Protests.” The “Peaceful Protests” have been debunked as nothing but an excuse to riot, loot, burn, vandalize, rob, maim and murder. Never mind what started it. This has gone too far! When armed citizens have to reinforce the police you know we are on the verge of anarchy. Why?
Take a look at the community leaders in those cities having problems with riots. Or, should I say the lack of leadership? These Democrat run vestiges of Liberal Freedom have cost their citizens dearly. In the end, these elected/appointed Democrat officials will end up costing their constituents more than imaginable! How you ask? Think about this: No Federal funding to rebuild the cities burned, vandalized or burned by rioters. Tax Paying Citizens moving away from Democrat controlled cities. Many citizens will abandon their homes because that can’t sell them during the current state of affairs. Businesses, both retail and manufacturing will/has departed out of the City or State seeking better opportunity, security and fair treatment under the Law. Oh! And let’s not forget the continued Democrat support of BLM, ANTIFA, rioters, looters, vandals, burglars, thieves, rapists, murderers, etc…. An honest law abiding citizen doesn’t stand a chance. Just saying.
May I add, look at the couple defending their GATED home against these RIOTERS! They got arrested and charged for defending their home with guns! WHAT the HELL is this country coming to? The RIOTERS BROKE DOWN the fence to get in! Now they have to get an atty. to defend their rights? Could Marshall Law stop all this BS? Not to mention the start of all this was a cop kneeling on a man of colors neck! WAS WRONG! BUT come to lite, the mayor DID NOT SHOW all the TAPE! He was full of Meth and Fent and had been complaining of not being able to breath WHILE IN THE COP CAR! They did show him fighting the cops trying to get him in the car! Demonrats are backing this all!
Actions have consequences. After a few of these anarchists are shot in there face, the rest, if they have any sense will go home. Throwing a brick at a cop is attempted murder. It should be met with an equal proportional opposite force.
I watched the tape and until the man tripped after being chased by terrorists did he shoot those attacking him. I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME.
They hit him in the back of the head with a brick right before he fell and they kept coming at him and he shot, it’s called self defense and he has the right to do that and I think it’s a justified shooting imo
HE SHOT SOMEONE PRIOR TO THEM RUNNING AFTER HIM. They have every right to bring this guy to justice if he shot someone. He has no legal right to be out there with a loaded weapon. WE HAVE LAWS. IF YOU WANT LAW AND ORDER, IT HAS TO BE LAW AND ORDER FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST YOU AND YOUR PALS. Otherwise, look forward to more of this. If people came for your guns how would you react? You would kill and destroy.
In my opinion you sound a lot like a socialist liberal democrat. You say Laand Order for everyone. Well why is it night after night of Looting, Burning and totally democratic leaders not allowing Police to do whatever it takes to stop this violence that continues on by not real protesters but by the marx-ist BLM and the socialist Antifa who are help financially by George Soros. The FBI should arrest him and confiscate all of his finances to pay for the riots caused by him and Antifa. BLM is a Racist organization that is trying to push socialism on all Americans. Sure, I am a Caucasian Man and if I were to protest it would be that “All Lives Matter.” not setting the racial tone by using the words of “Black Lives Matter.” I have been in Law enforcement back in the late 60’s when we had to put up with the Black Panthers organization. What they like to do is come into usually a Black low income area and incite rioting, looting. assaults and even murders. When they had every thing started they left the cities to burn and the people in these areas were left to suffer with the loss of jobs and a little income. It made it very hard for them to even recover to what they had before even though it wasn’t much, but now they had nothing, but a burnt down community with no businesses to re-open stores which they needed for every day items. I remember being told to stand down as the City leaders wanted no complaints from the Minority community, and that was pitiful, because standing down as a Police Officer, causes harm to the Law Abiding Citizens and lets the criminals continue to break the law. A curfew should have been set up before darkness in all these cities where under the cover of darkness there was more destruction and mayhem. The Fire department should have had one of their big rigs with the water cannon and told every one that the curfew is on and to leave the area. If not hose them down with which only dirty people would consider this a lethal weapon which would change them completely. People not breaking the Law in these Democratic Cities are being prosecuted instead of the real criminals Looting , setting Fires, Assaulted people even elderly people getting assaulted. This is the REAL RULE OF LAW, that should be followed by all citizens, no matter what your race is. God Bless America.
Black Lies Don’t Matter!
Unless the city has an ordinance against carrying guns it’s not illegal. Besides this was a riot, and insurrection, so in that case American citizens have to rise to the occasion. Actually the first commie who was shot was shot in self-defense also, and several people fired so it’s no certain that the person in question is the one who actually penetrated his pumpkin.
Absolutely!!!
Sooo a kid being beaten to death is wrong for defending his life..
The NEW commie existence under DUMBycrat rule…
Sooo, some underaged kid with an illegal and lethal weapon roaming the streets is perfectly fine. Try and explain the logic to that. HE WAS BREAKING THE LAW. Cops should have taken his gun from him when they had the SEVERAL chances to do so. They obviously wanted this to happen. They want people with guns inciting violence so they don’t have to be blamed. So you can blame mysterious Democratic forces preventing cops from doing their job. They are having no trouble doing their job. Promoting division amongst us. Inciting violence. Preventing looters from causing damage. Why? Because it looks good to the people like you that want this to go away, that can’t admit there are deep, disturbing problems in America. These people on both sides have little hope. you think they’d be here if they had jobs that paid decently and were happy? If they had opportunity and hope? If they could just make it through a day without hearing someone was shot in a school or minding their own business or at the very worst, being at the wrong place at the wrong time? Things won’t change until people start realizing and acknowledging there are serious issues to deal with. Realize that this country is run by large corporations and deep pocketed special interest groups. By predominantly white men. And they have been pushing people into a corner for a long time. How does it feel to be in a corner?
It sure as hell sounds to me Rob that you may very well be a disgruntled Black Man especially as you are quick to put the blame on Mr. Whitey. How about all the Police Officers who got shot by anyone at all and left behind a wife and several children. You are just another Person as I had first described or a full fledged member of Antifa. You have no compassion for what many Officers go through on a daily basis. having lethal items thrown at them, being assaulted by punks of every color, and still have to go out and maybe save another person’s life regardless of how they might have treated the Police, How long would you last wearing a uniform being cursed at, spit on and assaulted for just trying to protect life and property. Should Police in General have to endure this type of treatment because of a few bad Police. If that is what you feel then every one like you should suffer because of someone like you does wrong. End of Story.
Um, the VIOLENCE preceded the shooting by at least a day…so he wasn’t inciting the violence, that’s a characteristic of the left. And you may be living under a rock, but the commie rioters were carrying guns too.
The looters/rioters asked for it!!!!
The dead and wounded’s blood is on the local and state leader’s hands!!!!!
I would have charge him with 1. Discharge of a firearm within the city limit: $5; 2. Littering: $5; and 3. Creating a public nuisance; $5; then released him and tell him come back to court on November 4, bring the $15 in cold beer for a beer summit.
Good comment.
As the Saying goes “Shoot ’em all (rioters, looters and arsonist) and let God sort ’em out!
We need many, many more of these self-policing heroes from here on out. Stopping these cowards on the spot is the only thing they will understand. We start dropping a dozen or so per night will stop the tough, panty wearing sissies.
True this.
Remove the Prosecutor….I am sick of these Oath Breakers who use their power to violate our Rights. Looters should be shot in the course of their crimes if necessary to protect life and property. Again, remove the Prosecutor!
Don’t worry. Once the coming civil war begins, this prosecutor will be definitely removed. Guaranteed.
we need more people like him
You do know that we are on the verge of a civil war right now don’t you? People, good people are done with this shit and this is going be happening more and more. Of course law enforcement welcomed the militia based assistance. The mayor can’t tell them to stand down or stand back and observe like they can the police. The police are now realizing that yes the real American Patriots do have their backs. My advice is the old adage of
“Don’t start no shit and there would be no shit”. If you want to riot and loot wear your big boy pants cause your gonna need them. GO USA and if you don’t agree then just get the F out of OUR country.
I just discovered this morning that the three people that kid shot were all criminals. And I also was advised yesterday that it was seen by helicopter that there were something like 100 car-loads of people heading for Kenosha from Illinois at the beginning of this riot. Then they scattered “…like cockroaches…”. It is looking as though “someone” is hiring people to foment these riots. All I can say is, “Good job, Kid”. I wish there were more people like him. Oh. One more thing. He certainly seemed to be in control: one shot each, and no “spray and pray”. That Illinois prosecutor should be kicked in the ass.
17 years old.
He can’t vote.
He can’t buy cigarettes.
He can’t drink
He can’t serve in the military
But he is allowed wander around with an AR-15 strapped over his shoulder, in front of police?
Welcome to America
Yes, only in America, Thank God.
People who don’t trust MSM should hit the streets themselves and be their own news gathering source. Get off your couch and go see yourself what is happening. Talk to people on both sides.
We have people on the street.
In every case (all three) he acted in self-defense. He should not have been arrested, and if he’s convicted of any of these it will be an awful miscarriage of justice. In the mean time only vanquishing two communists out of three is not good enough. Actually I don’t think he was the one who shot the first one in the head. Several shot at that molitov cocktail throwing commie.
Oh the irony. If I have it correct, the commie who got in the patriot’s faces and dared them to shoot him, is the same miscreant who attacked them with the molotov cocktail etc, and got his pumpkin squashed.
Too bad you can’t get the story right Go to Ben Shipiro and his video gives details and much more video. The Wisconsin DA must be black. He did not bother getting the facts. Just like the Baltimre femaile black DA in the Grey case.
Looked like self defense.
Give this kid a medal. He stood up to some worthless blac criminals. Too bad he didn’t shoot a whole lot more. In this case Black Criminal lives do not matter one ioata
It’s going to come to vigilante justice pretty soon now. If these liberal mayors and democrat leaders won’t do their damn job then we the people should. These worthless thugs black or white do not deserve to remain on this earth.
Take the violence to this NEW YORKER who is against protecting the public. Take the attacks to him and see how long he remains a leftist liberal.