The night was chaotic, with firebombs, looting and gunshots in the air. 25, 2020, Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time, traveled a short distance from Illinois in response to a call from a Kenosha-based militia group saying it hoped to protect businesses from protesters. His case began three days after police shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, multiple times at close range. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Rittenhouse faces multiple felony charges of homicide and recklessly endangering the safety of others, along with one misdemeanor count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor. It will be up to a jury to decide whether to hold Rittenhouse responsible or acquit him as a protector who felt threatened. The jury will decide whether Rittenhouse acted in self-defense, as claimed by his lawyers, or acted as a vigilante when he opened fire last year and killed two protesters and wounded another in Kenosha, Wis.Īlready, the case has gotten much attention as the judge, a 40-year veteran of the bench, has made controversial decisions favoring the defense.ĭefense attorneys will argue Rittenhouse acted in self-defense Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday morning, and the trial expected to last two weeks, according to the Associated Press. A jury has been selected for the high-profile homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, with 12 jurors and eight alternates seated on Monday.
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