Police Officer Fired for Donating to Kyle Rittenhouse

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with killing two people and injuring another during demonstrations on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, listens to defense attorney John Pierce during an extradition hearing in Lake County in Waukegan, Ill., on Oct. 30, 2020. Nam Y. Huh/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Lt. William Kelly, a police officer in Norfolk, Virginia, was relieved of duty on Tuesday for an anonymous donation to Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager charged with the fatal shooting of two men during protests in August 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

City of Norfolk Manager Chip Filer accepted the recommendation of Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone to fire Kelly, the city announced on Tuesday.