A juvenile was arrested after shooting at least one individual amid riots in Kenosha, Wisc., which began after police shot a black man while attempting to take him into custody.
Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was charged with first-degree homicide for the shooting of a demonstrator on Tuesday night, the Antioch Police Department announced. Rittenhouse was arrested in Antioch, Ill., about 20 miles from Kenosha.
Rioters in Kenosha have destroyed or damaged dozens of local businesses, and clashes have erupted between rioters and armed citizens attempting to guard local property.
In the wake of the riots, Wisconsin governor Tony Evers on Wednesday authorized the deployment of additional National Guard troops to the city.
Evers “authorized 500 members of the Wisconsin National Guard to support local law enforcement in Kenosha County this evening,” the governor’s office said in a statement. “The governor is continuing to work with other states in facilitating additional National Guard and state patrol support.”
President Trump, who had offered federal assistance to contain the riots, wrote on Twitter, “My team just got off the phone with Governor Evers who agreed to accept federal assistance (Portland should do the same!). TODAY, I will be sending federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, WI to restore LAW and ORDER!”
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