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Rittenhouse, 17, went to Kenosha on Aug. 25 in response to a call for help on Facebook from a militia group who called itself the Kenosha Guard,
WMAQ reported.
“Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend [our] City tonight from the evil thugs?” the group asked.
Then the Kenosha Guard posted a message to Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis that said they had 3,000 people mobilizing to help protect the city, WMAQ reported.
“I ask that you do NOT have your officers tell us to go home under threat of arrest as you have done in the past,” the message read. “We are willing to talk to KPD and open a discussion. It is evident, that no matter how many Officers, deputies, and other law enforcement officers that are here, you will still be outnumbered.”
In a video interview with the Daily Caller in Kenosha just hours before the shooting, Rittenhouse explained why he was with a group of armed, older men protecting businesses, the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
“People are getting injured and our job is to protect this business,” the teenager explained in the interview. “And my job also is to protect people. If someone is hurt, I’m running into harm’s way. That’s why I have my rifle; I’ve gotta’ protect myself, obviously. But I also have my med kit.”