The two men had attended a Trump rally in Kenosha and planned to continue on to Portland, Oregon. The violence in Kenosha may have been even worse had the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) not arrested two heavily armed individuals who had driven from Missouri to Kenosha - after the highly publicized shootings - allegedly “with the intention of possibly using the firearms on people.” 1 Alexander Mallin and Meredith Deliso, “Blue Lives Matter Supporters Arrested with Slew of Firearms outside Kenosha after Police Received Tip about Possible Shooting, DOJ Says,” ABC News, September 3, 2020.
Rittenhouse has since been charged with murder and is awaiting trial. He patrolled the streets openly brandishing his long gun and, within hours of his arrival, had shot three people among the demonstrators, killing two. One of those who answered a militia’s call-to-arms was Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Illinois who arrived in Kenosha illegally armed with an AR-15-style rifle. In August 2020, loosely organized militias began to patrol Kenosha, Wisconsin, openly carrying guns in direct response to the demonstrations for racial equity in the city after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
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