No Gun Charges In IL For Rittenhouse: Prosecutors

LAKE COUNTY, IL — A 17-year-old Antioch boy accused in the fatal shootings that left two dead during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August will not be charged with any gun violations in Illinois, prosecutors in Lake County said Tuesday. Following an "extensive investigation" by the Antioch Police Department, authorities determined the Smith and Wesson AR-15-style .223 rifle used in the Aug. 25 shootings was never brought by Kyle Rittenhouse into Illinois.

Instead, prosecutors said, the gun had been bought, stored and used in Wisconsin, according to a statement from the Lake County State's Attorney's Office.

Because of this, Rittenhouse will not be charged in Illinois with any gun offense. No additional details surrounding the Illinois investigation into Rittenhouse's gun were being released Tuesday "as to not disrupt any investigation that may be taking place in Wisconsin," according to prosecutors.

Rittenhouse remains held in a juvenile detention center in Lake County without bond as he awaits further hearings regarding his extradition to Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is next expected in Lake County court on Oct. 30 for an extradition hearing.

Rittenhouse is charged in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a dangerous weapon. Rittenhouse was arrested on Aug. 25 in Antioch and is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, of Kenosha, and Anthony Huber, 26, of Silver Lake, Wisconsin, and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, of West Allis, Wisconsin.

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