Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootings
4 years, 2 months ago

Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootings

Associated Press  

ANTIOCH, Illinois — A visibly upset 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in Wisconsin told officers at his local police station in Illinois where to find an assault rifle he said he had used just two hours earlier to shoot several people, according to police records. Kyle Rittenhouse cycled through a range of emotions, crying and vomiting several times, as he described to police what happened late on Aug. 25 after he traveled to Kenosha, ostensibly to protect businesses from protesters following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, the Antioch Police Department records show. “I shot two white kids,” Rittenhouse said, adding that he had “ended a man’s life.” Rittenhouse walked into the Antioch Police Department with his mother shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 26, according to records the department released to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Chicago Tribune on Friday. Rittenhouse also told police that the firearm he used was in the trunk of his friend’s car, parked at the Rittenhouse’s family apartment in Antioch.

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Video shows police destroying rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people in Kenosha
2 years, 9 months ago

Video shows police destroying rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people in Kenosha

The Independent  

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‘Gun safety 101’: Kyle Rittenhouse attacks ‘unsafe’ prosecutor for demonstrating gun during his trial
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Gun safety 101’: Kyle Rittenhouse attacks ‘unsafe’ prosecutor for demonstrating gun during his trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The young man – who has become a hero among culture-war conservatives – appeared …

Jury finds Rittenhouse not guilty in Kenosha shootings
3 years, 1 month ago

Jury finds Rittenhouse not guilty in Kenosha shootings

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after testifying he acted in self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S. Rittenhouse, 18, began to choke up, fell forward toward the defense table and then hugged one of his attorneys as he heard …

'Not guilty': Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted of all charges in Kenosha shootings trial
3 years, 1 month ago

'Not guilty': Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted of all charges in Kenosha shootings trial

India Today  

Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after testifying he acted in self-defence in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the US. President Joe Biden called for calm, saying that while the outcome of the case “will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we …

After Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a city and country wonder ‘where we go from here’
3 years, 1 month ago

After Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a city and country wonder ‘where we go from here’

LA Times  

A man outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Wisconsin after the verdicts were announced in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. “And I believe they came to the correct verdict, and I’m glad that everything went well.” Decades before it became the backdrop of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and, in subsequent days, of burning buildings and of Rittenhouse firing his …

Key events in the Kenosha shootings case of Kyle Rittenhouse
3 years, 1 month ago

Key events in the Kenosha shootings case of Kyle Rittenhouse

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — A timeline of key events before and after Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during a night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year: Aug. 23, 2020 — An officer responding to a reported domestic disturbance shoots Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back as Blake was leaning into his vehicle. Aug. 31 — At a news …

In gun debate, Rittenhouse verdict unlikely to be last word
3 years, 1 month ago

In gun debate, Rittenhouse verdict unlikely to be last word

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We were surrounded all night,” Moretta said, adding “there …

Attorney compares Rittenhouse shootings to Blake shooting
3 years, 1 month ago

Attorney compares Rittenhouse shootings to Blake shooting

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — The man whose shooting by a Wisconsin police officer set off the street protests in Kenosha was rarely mentioned at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial, but Jacob Blake turned up in Monday’s closing arguments. Rittenhouse defense attorney Mark Richards referred to Blake as he argued to jurors that Rittenhouse had the right to self-defense when he shot Joseph Rosenbaum …

Judge dismisses firearm possession charge against Rittenhouse
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge dismisses firearm possession charge against Rittenhouse

Al Jazeera  

Firearm possession charge is only a misdemeanour, but it had appeared to be among the likeliest to net a conviction for prosecutors. There is no dispute that Rittenhouse was 17 when he carried an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle on the streets of Kenosha in August 2020 and used it to kill two men and wound a third. After prosecutors conceded in …

A look at key points in Kyle Rittenhouse’s testimony
3 years, 1 month ago

A look at key points in Kyle Rittenhouse’s testimony

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his murder trial Wednesday, testifying about how he shot three men during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. He’s screaming, ‘If I catch any of you alone I’m going to kill you.’” When he encountered Rosenbaum again later, Rosenbaum shouted, “I’m going to cut your hearts out …

Rittenhouse claims self-defence in dramatic US court testimony
3 years, 1 month ago

Rittenhouse claims self-defence in dramatic US court testimony

Al Jazeera  

Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand at his own trial, saying he shot three people in Kenosha last year in self-defence. Kyle Rittenhouse, the US teenager facing charges for fatally shooting demonstrators at a racial justice protest last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has taken the stand at his own trial, insisting that he acted in self-defence as he feared for his …

Man Rittenhouse Shot Says He Didn't Mean To Point Own Gun
3 years, 1 month ago

Man Rittenhouse Shot Says He Didn't Mean To Point Own Gun

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KENOSHA, Wis. — The protester and volunteer medic who survived after Kyle Rittenhouse shot him on the streets of Kenosha testified that he pointed his own gun at Rittenhouse but didn’t mean to and had no intention of firing it. And definitely not somebody I would want to become.” But during cross-examination, Rittenhouse defense attorney Corey Chirafisi …

Shooting victim says he was pointing his gun at Rittenhouse
3 years, 2 months ago

Shooting victim says he was pointing his gun at Rittenhouse

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse testified Monday that he was pointing his own gun at the rifle-toting Rittenhouse — unintentionally, he said — when the young man shot him. And definitely not somebody I would want to become.” But during cross-examination, Rittenhouse defense attorney Corey Chirafisi asked: “It …

EXPLAINER: Prosecutors play up Rittenhouse inexperience
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Prosecutors play up Rittenhouse inexperience

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors trying to convict Kyle Rittenhouse of murder have been working to paint him as an inexperienced teenager who misrepresented his age and medical training to other armed civilians in his group on the night he shot three men during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger has drawn out …

Prosecutor Says Kyle Rittenhouse Instigated Kenosha Bloodshed
3 years, 2 months ago

Prosecutor Says Kyle Rittenhouse Instigated Kenosha Bloodshed

Huff Post  

KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people on the streets of Kenosha during a turbulent protest against racial injustice, and he killed one of the victims with a shot to the back, a prosecutor told the jury during opening statements Tuesday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial. Binger said infrared camera from the FBI …

Key events in Wisconsin surrounding Rittenhouse shootings
3 years, 2 months ago

Key events in Wisconsin surrounding Rittenhouse shootings

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — A timeline of key events before and after Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during a night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year: Aug. 23, 2020 — An officer responding to a reported domestic disturbance shoots Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back as Blake was leaning into his vehicle. He makes no mention of Blake’s …

Kyle Rittenhouse makes first in-person court appearance
3 years, 7 months ago

Kyle Rittenhouse makes first in-person court appearance

Al Jazeera  

Rittenhouse is charged in the shooting deaths of two anti-racist protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August. Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during protests in Wisconsin last August, made his first in-person court appearance on Friday ahead of trial in November. Rittenhouse, 18, had been attending court hearings remotely from his lawyer’s …

Teen charged in Kenosha killings released on $2m bond
4 years, 1 month ago

Teen charged in Kenosha killings released on $2m bond

Al Jazeera  

Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two at a demonstration in August, was released after attorneys posted his bond. Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two men and wounding a third at a demonstration in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was released on Friday on a $2m bond, multiple news outlets reported. The teenager was freed after his lawyers posted the bond …

Kenosha shooting: Mother of suspect Kyle Rittenhouse says she sees nothing wrong with teenagers possessing firearms
4 years, 1 month ago

Kenosha shooting: Mother of suspect Kyle Rittenhouse says she sees nothing wrong with teenagers possessing firearms

The Independent  

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Kenosha shooter’s mother tries to deflect blame from her son
4 years, 1 month ago

Kenosha shooter’s mother tries to deflect blame from her son

Associated Press  

ANTIOCH, Ill. — The mother of an Illinois 17-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Wisconsin said neither her son nor the protesters should have been on the street that night and put much of the blame for what happened on police and the governor. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, is also charged in …

Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
4 years, 2 months ago

Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin

Associated Press  

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been extradited to stand trial on homicide charges, with sheriff’s deputies in Illinois handing him over to their counterparts in Wisconsin shortly after a judge on Friday approved the contested extradition. In his afternoon ruling that rejected Kyle Rittenhouse’s bid to remain in Illinois, …

Accused Kenosha gunman Rittenhouse extradited to Wisconsin
4 years, 2 months ago

Accused Kenosha gunman Rittenhouse extradited to Wisconsin

Al Jazeera  

Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, has been charged in the fatal shooting of two anti-racism protesters in the US state of Wisconsin. Kyle Rittenhouse’s return to Wisconsin on Friday comes several hours after a judge in the neigbouring state of Illinois authorised the teenager’s extradition after hearing arguments from prosecutors and defence lawyers. Rittenhouse’s lawyer John Pierce had argued the charges are …

Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Killer, Won't Face Gun Charges In Illinois
4 years, 2 months ago

Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Killer, Won't Face Gun Charges In Illinois

NPR  

Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Killer, Won't Face Gun Charges In Illinois Enlarge this image toggle caption 19th Judicial Circuit Court/AP 19th Judicial Circuit Court/AP The white teenager accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators and injuring a third in Wisconsin in August will not be charged with gun crimes in his home state, an Illinois state prosecutor announced. Lake County, Ill. …

Teen charged in Kenosha shootings fights extradition
4 years, 3 months ago

Teen charged in Kenosha shootings fights extradition

Associated Press  

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The 17-year-old charged in the shooting deaths of two protesters in Wisconsin is fighting his extradition from Illinois, but his attorneys didn’t outline their strategy during a brief hearing on Friday and legal experts say there isn’t much the teen can do to stop it. Pierce asked for a month to prepare arguments challenging extradition that he …

Kyle Rittenhouse: Video shows alleged Kenosha shooter punching a girl, reports say
4 years, 4 months ago

Kyle Rittenhouse: Video shows alleged Kenosha shooter punching a girl, reports say

The Independent  

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Teen accused of killing 2 thrust into debate over protests
4 years, 4 months ago

Teen accused of killing 2 thrust into debate over protests

Associated Press  

ANTIOCH, Ill. — A white 17-year-old who says he went to protests in Wisconsin to protect businesses and people has become a flashpoint in a debate over anti-racism demonstrations that have gripped many American cities and the vigilantism that has sometimes met them. On Tuesday, Kyle Rittenhouse grabbed an AR-15 style rifle and joined several other armed people in the …

Teenager Kyle Rittenhouse arrested, charged for Kenosha shootings
4 years, 4 months ago

Teenager Kyle Rittenhouse arrested, charged for Kenosha shootings

Al Jazeera  

Arrest comes after three nights of unrest in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man. Police equipment from across the state as well as National Guard troops, the FBI, and other federal law enforcement officers were sent to Kenosha, police officials said. He shot someone!’ And everyone is trying to fight the guy, chasing him and …

Kenosha Shooting Suspect Faces Homicide Charges In Protesters' Deaths
4 years, 4 months ago

Kenosha Shooting Suspect Faces Homicide Charges In Protesters' Deaths

NPR  

Kenosha Shooting Suspect Faces Homicide Charges In Protesters' Deaths Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager accused of shooting and killing protesters in Kenosha, Wis., has been charged with six criminal counts including felony charges of first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Kenosha County District Attorney …

17-year-old arrested for murder and fleeing state after Kenosha shootings that left two dead
4 years, 4 months ago

17-year-old arrested for murder and fleeing state after Kenosha shootings that left two dead

The Independent  

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Here's What We Know About The Kenosha, Wisconsin, Shooting
4 years, 4 months ago

Here's What We Know About The Kenosha, Wisconsin, Shooting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Tuesday night, video captured the moment a 17-year-old wielding an assault rifle appeared to shoot two people during a protest in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man days earlier. It’s unclear what occurred prior to the shooting, which police have described as a “reported domestic incident.” Witnesses told the Chicago Sun-Times that Blake …

Teen charged in Kenosha killings, Kyle Rittenhouse, had a history of praising police
4 years, 4 months ago

Teen charged in Kenosha killings, Kyle Rittenhouse, had a history of praising police

LA Times  

Inter Miami players wearing Black Lives Matter shirts gather on the field before their MLS soccer match against Atlanta United was called off in an act of protest on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. An empty court in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where the Milwaukee Bucks-Orlando Magic playoff game was canceled. After riots in Minneapolis, he wrote that “when the …

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