Wisconsin Attorney General Statement on Kenosha Shooting

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today released the following statement regarding the shooting that occurred in Kenosha on the evening of August 25, 2020:

“The violence and destruction that took place in Kenosha last night was despicable.

While the two people who were killed and the person who was injured by gunfire have not yet been identified, we are thinking of their destroyed futures and their friends and families that must live with this overwhelming grief.

Kenosha residents deserve the opportunity to grieve, come together, peacefully protest, call for change, and heal.

The heavily armed vigilantes, arsonists, and other opportunists who have come to Kenosha to attempt to spur chaos have interfered with that and caused drastic harm to people.

If those engaging in violence and destruction of property believe they are furthering some broader goal, they are wrong. They should leave Kenosha.

Times like this call for our leaders to unify people. We must come together, in good faith, to work toward positive change. Sowing division can be deadly, and we must condemn those—especially those at the highest level of government—who seek to do so.

While those who seek to divide people may have the biggest megaphones and attract the most attention, they do not speak for the vast majority of us who seek greater unity, common ground, and justice.”