Kyle Rittenhouse Faces People Out There Who 'Want to Hurt Him,' Mother Says

Kyle Rittenhouse's mother said Sunday that her son now faces people who "want to hurt him" in the wake of his acquittal on Friday, as the teenager looks to rebuild his life following the emotional verdict.

Rittenhouse, 18, was found not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and other charges in the fatal shootings of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, during protests on August 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Rittenhouse testified he acted in self-defense and had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Speaking to Fox News, Wendy Rittenhouse said her son "does have remorse."

"It's not about winning or losing," she said. "There were two people that did pass away and families have grieved."

"He would have never went down there if this would have ever happened again. He would never," she added.

Wendy said her son just wants to be a "normal kid" and go to school, but acknowledged that it is going to be "different for him."

There are going to be people out there who "want to hurt him," she told the news outlet.

"He needs to heal, the other people that have been involved in this, they need to heal too, and it's going to be difficult."

Her remarks came shortly after the 18-year-old's lawyer, Mark Richards, told Insider that he has received so many death threats that he is unable to use his cell phone.

"It's too high," Richards said on Saturday, referring to the number of death threats that he has received since the verdict, adding that he "can't count" them.

Richards headed Rittenhouse's defense team.

"By the time I left the courthouse yesterday and started answering my phone, the first three calls were death threats, and I just quit answering my phone," Richards said.

"I would love for things to change, for people to talk to one another without fighting, but, unfortunately, I don't see it changing it any time soon," the attorney added. "I'm going through my emails, there are threatening emails too."

Earlier, on Friday afternoon, Richards said he believes his client will no longer be able to live in Kenosha due to safety concerns, but that he "has to get on with his life the best he can."

"Everybody in this case — and when I say that I mean prosecution, defense — to me it's scary how many death threats we've had," he added.