![]() I continue to stand with Kenosha as we work together, to move forward together.” I have met with community leaders, business owners and racial justice activists in Kenosha a number of times since the police shooting of Jacob Blake and I know that the entire Kenosha community has gone through a lot of heartbreak and that the work for healing, peace, and justice continues. To those who protest this ruling, I strongly urge them to do so safely and peacefully because no one wants to see what happened last year happen again. The fact that some people are cheering a ruling that has allowed someone to take the law into his own hands and walk free from any accountability after shooting and killing two people is disrespectful to the lives that were lost, and I am deeply concerned that it will encourage more tragic gun violence from those like Kyle Rittenhouse who think they have a license to take the law into their own hands in a violent way. To me that’s just common sense that most people in our state would agree with. I am afraid many more people will become victims of gun violence unless we take action at the federal and state level to pass common sense gun safety reforms that take on this epidemic and start saving lives. If that is true, then our state legislature should take action now in a bipartisan way to change the law and make it illegal. In Wisconsin, this judge has now ruled that it’s legal for a minor to walk the streets in Wisconsin with an assault weapon. This ruling makes clear we have so much work to do to take on gun violence, and reform our broken criminal justice system so that it starts working equally and fairly for everyone. I understand why people believe that justice was not served in this case, because I feel the same way. They were victims of gun violence and too many families have lost loved ones to these tragedies. He took the law into his own hands, killing two people and injuring another. Kyle Rittenhouse, who was a minor at the time, traveled from Illinois to Wisconsin, and picked up an assault rifle that was illegally purchased for him. “Here are the facts that are important to me. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin said she is concerned the verdict will encourage more gun violence. "I hope everyone can accept the verdict, remain peaceful, and let the community of Kenosha heal and rebuild." "I believe justice has been served in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial," Johnson tweeted. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said he believes justice has been served. We ask that members of our community continue to express their opinions and feelings about this verdict in a civil and peaceful manner." The Kenosha community has endured much over the past 15 months, and yet we remain resilient and strong. We are grateful to the members of the jury for their diligent and thoughtful deliberations. While we are disappointed with the verdict, it must be respected. "The jury, representing our community, has rendered its verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. The Kenosha County prosecutor in this case, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger, said that the outcome isn't what he wanted, but will accept it. Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger Evers released a statement Friday regarding the verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse. "We must have peace in Kenosha and our communities, and any efforts or actions aimed at sowing division are unwelcome in our state as they will only hinder that healing." "I echo the calls of local Kenosha community leaders and join them in asking everyone who might choose to assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights in any community to please only do so safely and peacefully," Gov. Tony Evers said no verdict will be able to bring back the lives of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, or heal Gaige Grosskreutz's injuries. Local leaders in Wisconsin have voiced their opinions following the not guilty verdict. Emotional Kyle Rittenhouse Reacts To Not Guilty Verdict.COMPLETE COVERAGE: The Trial Of Kyle Rittenhouse.Rittenhouse faced life in prison if found guilty of the most serious charge against him. ![]() The jury came back with a verdict after three days of deliberations. The then-17-year-old fatally shot two people and injured a third person with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle during protests and unrest sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse pleaded self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings last summer. The jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has found him not guilty on all counts on Friday.
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