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Updated: 6:19 AM PDT, April 23, 2021 William Kelly, a former police officer with the Norfolk Police Department, left troubling comments along with his $25 donation, city officials said. A police lieutenant who expressed support for and donated to Kyle Rittenhouse’s campaign has been fired, Norfolk, Virginia officials said in a statement. Former Lt. William Kelly allegedly left a comment on Rittenhouse's crowdfunding campaign that read, “God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You’ve done nothing wrong. Every rank and file police officer supports you,” the Virginian-...

An officer in southeastern Virginia has been fired after reports surfaced that he donated to and expressed support for Kyle Rittenhouse, who is charged with killing two people in protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer.   Norfolk Police Lt. William Kelly was "relieved of duty" Tuesday after a data breach showed his email address was linked to an initially anonymous $25 donation to Rittenhouse’s legal defense fund, according to The Guardian.  Rittenhouse, 18, is charged with killing Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz, 26,...

The development came after news organizations including The Virginian-Pilot reported that they had obtained data from a Christian crowdfunding website that was hacked, apparently showing an initially anonymous $25 donation to Rittenhouse's legal defense fund was linked to Kelly's work email address. According to the newspaper, the donation carried the comment: “God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You’ve done nothing wrong.” It went on to say, “'Every rank and file police officer supports you.” According to prosecutors, Rittenhouse, who is white, came to Keno...

Officer Who Gave $25 to Kyle Rittenhouse’s Defense Loses Job Lt. William Kelly of the Norfolk Police Department in Virginia was relieved of duty by city officials, who said his support for the Kenosha, Wis., shooting suspect undermined the public’s trust in law enforcement. Kyle Rittenhouse, left, during a demonstration in August in Kenosha, Wis., where, the authorities say, he killed two people.Credit...Adam Rogan/The Journal Times, via Associated Press April 21, 2021 A police lieutenant in Virginia lost his job this week after he contributed $25 to a legal-defense fund and express...

Police officer fired over donation, note to teen killing suspect: ‘You’ve done nothing wrong’ Updated 11:06 AM; NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Virginia city of Norfolk has fired a police lieutenant after news reports that said he donated to and expressed support for Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager accused of killing two people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer. City officials announced Tuesday that police Lt. William Kelly had been “relieved of duty” after an internal investigation. “His egregious comments erode the trust between the Norfolk Police Department a...