The attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager who allegedly shot three people during riots in Kenosha earlier this week, announced Thursday that they have set up a fund to help cover the teen’s legal defense.
Rittenhouse, 17, was charged by Kenosha County prosecutors on Thursday with one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of first-degree homicide, two counts of recklessly endangering safety, one count of attempted homicide, and one count of possessing a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, according to court records.