Kyle Rittenhouse is released from jail after posting $2 million bail

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged with killing two Black Lives Matter protesters earlier this year, has been released from jail after posting a $2 million bail.

Per a report by The Washington Post, on August 25, 17-year-old Rittenhouse, who hails from the town of Antioch in Illinois, shot three people with an AR-15 rifle amid demonstrations and civil unrest over the earlier police shooting of Jacob Blake.

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1329905210106531846]]

Members of the Black Lives Matter movement took to the streets to protest the wounding of Blake, an African-American man who was tasered and then shot four times from behind by police officer Rusten Sheskey.

Although the 29-year-old survived the incident, Blake was left paraplegic as a result of the shooting, and also suffered serious injuries to his arm, stomach, kidney, and liver.

Following the civil unrest which later arose in Wisconsin as a result of the shootings, an armed militia was formed in Kenosha, Illinois, by former alderman Kevin Mathewson, allegedly aimed at defending the township from overzealous protestors.

[[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5AvEmFPq1g]]

Ritterhouse, who according to The Post openly expressed support for the Blue Lives Matter movement and admiration for law enforcement, purchased a gun of his own and traveled to Kenosha to volunteer as a member of the militia.

The shooting occurred after a tense stand-off between members of the militia and protestors at a service station, which ended when 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum, a homeless man who’d just been discharged from a psychiatric hospital, was fatally shot.

Ritterhouse, who was believed to be the shooter, was then pursued by protestors. Ritterhouse then opened fire on the protestors, killing 26-year-old Anthony Huber and wounding 26-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz.

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1329966680991264769]]

Ritterhouse attempted to surrender to police, but was ordered to leave the scene and arrested the next day.

Hours after the release, Lin Wood, one of Rittenhouse's attorneys, posted a picture of Rittenhouse alongside actor Ricky Schroder, which he captioned: "Free at Last!!! [sic]"

In a subsequent tweet, Wood added: "Kyle Rittenhouse is 17 years old. Since August 25, he has been a political prisoner. All Kyle did was try to help others & defend himself when attacked.

"We The People did not let him down. We raised over $2M for his bail & a portion of his defense costs. We will keep fighting."

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1329906138788360194]]

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1329975905578590210]]

Wood later tweeted: "Just off [the] phone with Kyle. With tears in my eyes, I listened as he expressed thanks to The People for your prayers, donations & support.

"He prayed every day & night & said God lifted him up every time he fell.

"Kyle is a hero. So are his supporters. Keep him in your prayers."

Per BBC News, Kenosha County Jail and Court Commissioner Loren Keating set Ritterhouse's bond at such a high rate due to fears that the teen was a flight risk.

[[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO0XyMtz3ZU]]

Ritterhouse currently faces two felony charges for international homicide, and one charge of attempted homicide, as well as charges of reckless endangerment and the illegal possession of a firearm.