Kenosha, Wis., was thrust into the national spotlight after police shot a Black man named Jacob Blake seven times in the back.
Peaceful protests during the day were followed by rioting and civil unrest at night. wapo.st/2HgA96J
Peaceful protests during the day were followed by rioting and civil unrest at night. wapo.st/2HgA96J
Just before midnight on Aug. 25, tensions peaked when a 17-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum.
Moments later, Rittenhouse shot two other men, one fatally. wapo.st/2HgA96J
Moments later, Rittenhouse shot two other men, one fatally. wapo.st/2HgA96J
Rittenhouse was arrested and charged with multiple counts of homicide and weapons offenses, but right-wing groups have rallied to his cause, celebrating him as a hero who sought to protect Kenosha from destructive rioting and who fired in self-defense. wapo.st/2HgA96J
Rittenhouse had arranged for an adult friend to buy the weapon for him using money Rittenhouse had received from a government stimulus program.
He told The Post he did not regret that he had a gun that night. “I feel I had to protect myself,” he said. wapo.st/2HgA96J
He told The Post he did not regret that he had a gun that night. “I feel I had to protect myself,” he said. wapo.st/2HgA96J
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