Hundreds of people took to the streets in protest of the police assault of Jacob. There were 34 fires set in association with the unrest, and 30 businesses destroyed or damaged Tuesday night, Kenosha Fire Chief Charles Leipzig confirmed to the Kenosha News.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency Tuesday, doubling the National Guard deployment in Kenosha from 125 to 250 troopers, per The AP.

On Wednesday, Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois was charged for shooting three people during the overnight protests, two of which have died, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Rittenhouse, 17, joined a group of armed men guarding a car lot and later told The Daily Caller in a video interview that it was his “job” to protect businesses and people despite killing two of the latter.

"People are getting injured and our job is to protect this business," Rittenhouse says in the clip. "And my job also is to protect people. If someone is hurt, I’m running into harm’s way. That’s why I have my rifle; I’ve gotta protect myself obviously. But I also have my med kit."

I interviewed the alleged shooter before the violence started.

Full video coming soon: pic.twitter.com/G3dVOJozN7

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Following the police shooting on Sunday, videos emerged on social media of various protests occurring in the city. Around midnight on Monday, garbage trucks were set on fire after they were placed to block protesters, Blavity reports. A curfew was implemented and the court house was closed earlier this week due to damage from the protests.

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