Kyle Rittenhouse is hoping to set the record straight about his life and upbringing as well as the events leading up to the fateful 2020 evening in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that changed his life forever.
On Aug. 25, 2020, Rittenhouse shot three men in self-defense during a Black Lives Matter riot. Two of those men died from their injuries, and Rittenhouse was charged with murder. The televised trial resulted in Rittenhouse’s acquittal on all counts.
While legally cleared, Rittenhouse says a persistently false “narrative” was created about him that he couldn’t control, and now he wants to set the record straight for the court of public opinion.
“The reason I decided to write a book is there are so many narratives about me, some right from wrong, and I just wanted to finally put it all to rest and tell my story. I wanted to tell what my childhood was, about how I grew up, who the true me was and how I got to where I am today,” Rittenhouse told Fox News Digital in an interview.
Rittenhouse writes that “a decade from now, I hope to show others the love and help they need. I hope that whatever I am doing, and wherever I am doing it, I help others know they are not alone when it matters most.”
“A decade from now, I want my life to be defined not by what I did in 2020 but by what I will do from this day forward. I do not need to be remembered, but I do feel called to make a difference,” he said.
Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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