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17-year-old arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha

APTOPIX Police Shooting Wisconsin
Posted at 2:54 PM, Aug 26, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-26 14:55:35-04

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A white, 17-year-old police admirer has been arrested in the killing of two people during a third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.

Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody Wednesday in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide.

Antioch is about 15 miles from Kenosha.

Two people were killed Tuesday night in an attack carried out by a young white man who was caught on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a semi-automatic rifle.