I'm not certain any of that is true.
Law enforcement from other towns were called in to help, the National Guard was called in after the first Night of rioting too...Rittenhouse killings was the third night of rioting?
Kenosha unrest - Wikipedia
In the aftermath of the August 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake, protests, riots, and civil unrest occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
| The demonstrations were marked by daily peaceful protesting followed by confrontations with law enforcement and rioting and arson at night. A state of emergency was declared on August 23, and the National Guard was activated the following day. Further confrontations arose when armed militia members, whom Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth described as "like a group of vigilantes", arrived with the expressed intent of protecting businesses in the city.[8][9][10][11] |
On August 25, two protesters were fatally shot and a third was injured by Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois. Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and other charges and in 2021 acquitted at trial on all counts.
Protests and riots
Day 1: August 23
A state of emergency was declared in the county starting at 10:15 p.m., and garbage trucks were used to block 56th Street. Starting at 11:05 p.m., police began using tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse crowds, which lasted throughout the night.[21][22] Near midnight, the crowd lit a small fire in front of a ground-floor window of the Kenosha County Courthouse[21] and at least three garbage trucks and a trolley car were lit on fire.[21][22]By 2:30 a.m., a truck in a used car dealership along Sheridan Road was lit on fire. The fire spread to most of the 100 other cars on the lot, damaging an entrance sign for the nearby Bradford Community Church (it did not spread to the church building itself).[22][23] The buildings surrounding Civic Center Park, along with many downtown businesses, including the post office, Reuther High School, the Kenosha County Administration Building, and the Dinosaur Discovery Museum all sustained damage to their front windows and entrance foyers.[24]
Police scanners stated that a Lenco BearCat armored personnel carrier was damaged by protesters, and a video posted by a local newspaper appeared to show an officer being knocked out with a brick.[25][26]
Day 2: August 24
Mostly peaceful demonstrations were held during the day.[27]Ruins of the Community Corrections Division building that burned down on August 24, 2020[28]
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers activated the Wisconsin National Guard to protect firefighters and critical infrastructure in Kenosha.[29] The ACLU of Wisconsin strongly opposed the move.[30] The county announced a curfew that went into effect 8:00 p.m. on August 24.[31] Metra suspended commuter rail service north of Waukegan station.[32] The Kenosha County exits for Interstate 41/94 were closed.[30]
Protesters broke a door off its hinges in an effort to forcefully enter the Public Safety Building before being turned back by pepper spray.[33] Teargas was deployed for a second night starting around 8:30 p.m. in an attempt to disperse unlawful crowds gathered near the courthouse, as protesters launched fireworks at police.[34] Another garbage truck was lit on fire,[34] while armed gunmen appeared to be guarding a downtown gas station.[35]
Ruins of the Danish Brotherhood building.
Arsonists targeted a Wisconsin Department of Corrections community probation and parole office[36] and the city's Danish Brotherhood Lodge.[37] Other buildings set on fire included a furniture store, residential apartments and several homes.[38][27][39] Firefighters worked into the morning of August 25.[40]
The Kenosha Guard, a citizen militia organization with a Facebook group, created an event page named "Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property" on August 24, and by the next evening the page had over 5,000 users. The Kenosha Guard hosted a gathering for militia members to choose locations in the city to protect. Sheriff Beth stated that the presence of militia members created confusion and complicated the situation. Facebook removed the group and page on August 26.[41]
Day 3: August 25
The Kenosha County Board sent a letter to Governor Evers requesting the deployment of an additional 2,000 national guardsmen.[42] Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth asserted that most of the damage was from individuals with no intent to protest and who were not from Kenosha County. Governor Evers declared a state of emergency for the region, sending in 250 troops from the Wisconsin National Guard to the city.[43]Law enforcement erected a tall fence to protect the courthouse. Protesters attempted to breach the fence line throughout the night but failed.[44][45] The Kenosha fire chief said there were 34 active fires and 30 businesses damaged or destroyed and the police said there were arrests associated with looting.[46]
Significant numbers of armed civilians[47] were also on the streets.[48] Police said that such groups had not been invited and were not helpful.[49] Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth described them as "a militia... like a vigilante group."[8] However, cellphone footage showed police thanking armed civilians and giving them bottles of water.[47] Sheriff Beth characterized the officers as "very wrong to say that" to the militia members.[11]
At around 11:45 pm, a 17-year-old Illinois resident shot and killed two people and injured a third. He was arrested the next day and charged with homicide.[47]
