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 …
Charged with killing two during violent protests in Wisconsin last year, Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty. Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin during a Black Lives Matter protest last year, a prosecutor told the jury during opening statements of his murder trial. Rittenhouse, then 17, shot dead two …
The US continues to grapple with racial injustice as protests continue in several cities in the wake of shootings. Relative calm returned to Kenosha, Wisconsin, overnight Wednesday into Thursday after two people were shot dead during protests the night before, while unrest in Minneapolis prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, as the United States continues to grapple …
Teenager charged over deaths of protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid demonstrations over police shooting of Black man. Monday, August 24 – Investigation begins, National Guard deployed The following day, Wisconsin authorities announce they have placed the officers involved in Blake’s shooting on administrative leave. We want JUSTICE https://t.co/cJxOj1EZ3H — LeBron James August 24, 2020 Crump, who has handled recent high-profile …