Kenosha shootings: Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges
The Hindu
He had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third during the protests in U.S. over police violence against Black people in the summer of 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges on Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S.
Mr. Rittenhouse, 18, began to choke up, fell to the floor and then hugged one of his attorneys upon hearing the verdict.
He had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle during a tumultuous night of protests over police violence against Black people in the summer of 2020. The former police youth cadet is white, as were those he shot.
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