Teen Accused of Shooting During Protest Arrested

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A teen accused of opening fire on a group during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last night, killing two, is in custody in Illinois, the Antioch police department announced in a Facebook post. The post did not name the 17-year-old, who they said is an Antioch resident. But the State’s Attorney’s office in Lake County, Illinois, said Kyle Rittenhouse was in bond court this morning regarding being a fugitive from justice in Wisconsin, and is being held on no bond. He was due back in court for an extradition hearing on Friday.

Cellphone video that circulated on social media showed what appeared to be a White man with a semi-automatic rifle opening fire on a group of people during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

The video shows the man jogging down the street as a crowd follows him. Someone can be heard asking “What did he do?” and another person responds that the man had shot someone. The man with the gun stumbles and falls, and as he’s approached by people in the crowd he fires several shots, hitting at least two people… Read More Here!

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Crime scene barricade tape

A teen accused of opening fire on a group during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last night, killing two, is in custody in Illinois, the Antioch police department announced in a Facebook post. The post did not name the 17-year-old, who they said is an Antioch resident. But the State’s Attorney’s office in Lake County, Illinois, said Kyle Rittenhouse was in bond court this morning regarding being a fugitive from justice in Wisconsin, and is being held on no bond. He was due back in court for an extradition hearing on Friday.

Cellphone video that circulated on social media showed what appeared to be a White man with a semi-automatic rifle opening fire on a group of people during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

The video shows the man jogging down the street as a crowd follows him. Someone can be heard asking “What did he do?” and another person responds that the man had shot someone. The man with the gun stumbles and falls, and as he’s approached by people in the crowd he fires several shots, hitting at least two people… Read More Here!

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