The man who allegedly gave Kyle Rittenhouse the assault rifle he used to fatally shoot two people and injure a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wisc., has been brought up on felony charges.
The Washington Post reports that 19-year-old Dominick David Black is accused of giving Rittenhouse the Smith & Wesson M&P-15 rifle that he wielded on August 25 in Kenosha. Black made his first court appearance on Monday in Kenosha County Circuit Court and is facing two felony counts of intentionally selling a gun to a minor.
The Journal Sentinel reports that Black’s father kept the gun in a locked safe but he told police he removed his guns from that safe and brought them into the house as the protests over Blake’s shooting turned violent.
According to the Post, Black allegedly asked Rittenhouse if he wanted to come to Kenosha from his home in Antioch, Ill., to join him in protecting local businesses from rioters. The Journal Sentinel reports that Rittenhouse never had possession of the rifle while he was in Illinois, according to prosecutors.
The Post also reports that Black drove Rittenhouse back to Antioch after the shootings... Black admitted to police that he knew Rittenhouse was underage but he said Rittenhouse “would have thrown a fit” if he wasn’t given the rifle. Police recovered Rittenhouse’s rifle, as well as the one Black was carrying, that night, AP reports.
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