RNS by Roxanne Stone 8/29/2020
A Christian fundraising site, Give Send Go, has raised nearly $270,000, well beyond its $200,000 goal for the alleged Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse as of Monday afternoon (August 31).
A scrolling ticker on the website shows who has recently donated to trending campaigns, many of whom are supporting the Rittenhouse fundraiser.
Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested on Wednesday, August 26, and is being charged as an adult with two counts of first-degree homicide and one count of attempted homicide, according to published reports. He also faces charges of recklessly endangering two other victims and possessing a weapon while under the age of 18.
The shootings occurred in Kenosha Wisconsin on Tuesday night, during protests demanding justice for the Sunday shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by Kenosha police.
The police were responding to a domestic violence call, and video shows Blake walking away from two policemen, who had their guns trained on him. When Blake opened his car door, one police officer grabbed his shirt and then appears to shoot him several times in the back.
Blake was hospitalized and, according to his family attorney, the shooting has left him paralyzed.
Several nights of protests and unrest in Kenosha followed the shooting, with the police instilling a curfew on the city. After businesses in Kenosha sustained damage amid the protests, a group of armed, majority white civilians on Tuesday were shown in video to have gathered to protect a car dealership.
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https://religionnews.com/2020/08/29/christian-fund-raising-site-has-earned-nearly-200000-for-alleged-kenosha-shooter-kyle-rittenhouse/
