Kyle Rittenhouse Was Protecting Community During Kenosha Unrest, Lawyer Says – WSJ

KENOSHA, Wis. A lawyer representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing two protesters, on Saturday characterized the teen as a Minuteman protecting his community when the government would not during unrest sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

More American men should fulfill their duty, attorney John Pierce said on Twitter. He is a shining example of the American fighting spirit.

After Mr. Rittenhouse was initially arrested on a homicide charge Wednesday, prosecutors later laid out additional charges in connection with the shooting deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, the attempted killing of Gaige Grosskreutz and the reckless endangerment of Daily Caller reporter Richard McGinniss.

Mr. Rittenhouse s lawyers have described the teen s actions Tuesday night as self-defense, saying in a statement that he has suddenly found himself at the center of a national firestorm and charged with murder after defending himself from a relentless, vicious and potentially deadly mob attack in Kenosha.

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