Business Cleared Of Murder, US Teen Says Case Was Not About Race By AFP News 11/22/21 AT 10:58 AM Video Player is loading. AD Loading ... The US teen cleared of murder after killing two people amid unrest over police mistreatment of African-Americans said that his politically charged case was not about race. Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted by a jury Friday in the August 2020 shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told Fox News that he himself supported the Black Lives Matter movement behind protests around the country last year against police brutality. "This case has nothing to do with race. It never had anything to do with race, it had to do with the right to self-defense," he told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview to be broadcast Monday evening. "I'm not a racist person. I support the BLM movement, I support peacefully demonstrating," Rittenhouse, 18, said in an excerpt of the interview released ahead of the broadcast. Rittenhouse said his case showed him that people can be unfairly prosecuted. Kyle Rittenhouse, the American teenager who shot two men and wounded another during anti-police protests last year, was found not guilty of all charges Photo: GETTY IMAGES via AFP / POOL Top Articles READ MORE "I believe there's a lot of prosecutorial misconduct, not just in my case but in other cases. It's just amazing to see how much a prosecutor can take advantage of someone," he said. Rittenhouse, 17 at the time, shot dead two white men and wounded another with his AR-15 semi-automatic rifle during riots that followed anti-police protests in Kenosha. Accused of homicide, the jury accepted his argument that he was defending himself from attack by the three men. Rittenhouse said he had traveled to Kenosha from neighboring Illinois to help protect private property from damage in riots that erupted after Kenosha police shot and paralyzed a Black man, Jacob Blake. Before the incident, on his Facebook page Rittenhouse had endorsed the "Blue Lives Matter" campaign to support police that came in response to heavy criticism of law enforcement for frequent killings of Black suspects. Copyright AFP. All rights reserved. Loading... JOIN THE DISCUSSION MOST READ 1 Don Jr., Ivanka, Eric Trump May Be Indicted For Dad's Crimes 2 Cleared Of Murder, US Teen Says Case Was Not About Race 3 Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Maker For Targeting Its Users 4 Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Maker For Targeting Its Users 5 Secret, Old Spice Antiperspirant Recalled Over Cancer Risk Get up to Speed with IBT’s Fast Start Stay up to date with our daily newsletter SIGN UP NOW LATEST NEWS Jury Hands Down Murder Convictions In Ahmaud Arbery Trial Most Asian Markets Drop As Data Points To Faster Fed Taper Europe Struggles With Record COVID-19 Outbreak COVID-19 Vaccine Offers 'False Sense Of Security' To Some People: WHO Tesla Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations Social Capital Trail Blazing CEOs Redefining Business Success Kristin Groos Richmond Revolution Foods Revolution Foods’ Commitment To Diversity: Implementing Community Cultures We Serve In All We Do Penny Pennington Edward Jones Penny Pennington Is Committed To Growth – Of Families Mike Brady Greyston Bakery Finding Your 'Hire' Power NEWS Business Technology World National Politics Media & Culture Opinion Sports Luxury FEATURED Social Capital Lexicon Spotlight EMBA Rankings Fintech Startups Top AI Startups & Scaleups IBT Shop Coupons ABOUT About Us Advertise with Us Media Kit Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Cookie Policy EDITIONS Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States FOLLOW US Facebook Twitter LinkedIn © Copyright 2021 IBTimes LLC. All Rights Reserved.