Prosecutors described Kyle Rittenhouse as a visitor attracted to chaos in their opening statement in the trial of the Illinois teen who killed two people and injured a third during unrest in Kenosha, Wis., following the 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis.—Prosecutors described Kyle Rittenhouse as a tourist attracted to chaos in their opening statement in the trial of the Illinois teenagerduring unrest in August 2020 following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Mr. Rittenhouse, now 18 years old, faces charges of intentional, reckless and attempted homicide, as well as reckless endangerment, a curfew violation and possession of a firearm as a minor. His attorneys have argued self-defense andTo Read the Full Story
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