Kyle Rittenhouse won't face charges for gun offense in Illinois
He remains jailed in Illinois, pending extradition to Wisconsin
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen accused of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third in Wisconsin over the summer, will not be charged with a gun offense in his home state of Illinois, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The 17-year-old remains jailed in Lake County, Ill., pending extradition to Wisconsin, where he faces multiple criminal charges in Kenosha.
A statement from the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said an Antioch police investigation determined the firearm used in the Kenosha shooting was purchased and stored in Wisconsin.
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"There is no evidence the gun was ever physically possessed by Kyle Rittenhouse in Illinois," a news release said.
Rittenhouse is charged with first-degree intentional homicide; one count of first-degree reckless homicide; one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide; two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and one count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, all felonies.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors said he shot two protesters in Kenosha and wounded a third on Aug. 25 as demonstrations flared over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. He was arrested at his home in Antioch a day later.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rittenhouse’s lawyers are fighting his extradition to Wisconsin. Last week they filed a writ of habeas corpus arguing that extraditing him "would be to turn him over to the mob.” They have portrayed thier client as someone acting in self-defense.
He is due back in court Oct. 30 for an extradition hearing.