I shot two white kids': Accused Kenosha shooter to face homicide charges in Wisconsin

WAUKEGAN, Illinois – An Illinois judge on Friday ordered Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters and injuring a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to be extradited on homicide charges.

The judge denied the teen's request for release and he was transported to Kenosha County Jail on Friday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said. He had been in custody in an Illinois juvenile facility since turning himself in. Rittenhouse's legal team has said he acted in self-defense and should not be charged with any crime.

The move occurred the same day court records were released which provide new details about how Rittenhouse's arrest unfolded and what he said happened that night.

Less than two hours after the shooting, Rittenhouse walked into the Antioch, Illinois, police station "visibly upset" and told an officer he had "ended a man's life," the records say.

The teen went to his hometown police station with his mother shortly before 1:30 a.m. Aug. 26. He did not have any weapons with him.

Rittenhouse told officers he had been hired to protect a business in Kenosha and had to protect himself. The owner of the business, Car Source, has told the Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, that he did not hire anyone to act as armed security.

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The teen told Antioch police he had tried to turn himself in to an officer in Kenosha but was told to go home.

Police requested firefighters come to the station for a medical check of Rittenhouse, who had small scratches on his arm but no bruising or cuts.

While waiting for medical help, Rittenhouse stated: "I shot two white kids."

An Antioch officer watched Rittenhouse as they waited for Kenosha detectives to arrive and noted the teen cycled through a range of emotions, from crying fits to periods of calm to throwing up.

Hours later, Rittenhouse began having trouble breathing so police called firefighters again. Soon after that, Rittenhouse was booked as a fugitive from justice on the Kenosha warrant for first-degree intentional homicide and was taken to a juvenile detention center.

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The records also shed new light on how Rittenhouse obtained the gun used in the shooting.

The assault-style rifle used in the shooting was purchased by an 18-year-old friend of Rittenhouse, and police found it in the trunk of the friend's car later that morning. Neither Rittenhouse nor his mother had a permit for a gun in Illinois.

Rittenhouse told Antioch police his 18-year-old friend had the rifle in the trunk of his car. The Journal Sentinel is not identifying the man because he has not been charged with any crime.

Antioch police met the man at Rittenhouse's apartment and he confirmed the rifle was in the trunk. The man was with Rittenhouse's two sisters who said they feared for their safety after receiving messages from people about the shooting.

The man told an officer he had been with Rittenhouse in Kenosha. He was armed with a gun on the roof of a business and did not see the shooting.

Rittenhouse called his friend at some point after the shooting.

The man said he disassembled his own gun to put in his backpack, picked up Rittenhouse and then put both rifles in the trunk where police later found them.

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