The case has been politically charged since the day it appeared and the verdict ignited a new round of outrage and celebration on social media Friday.
NOT GUILTY RITTENHOUSE TRIAL
The trial judge, Bruce Schroeder, also became a topic of conversation after he insisted that the men shot by the teenager could not be called "victims." The prosecution argued that he was trying to take the law into his own hands and that he felt no remorse for killing the two protesters. His defence team argued that he went to the protests with an assault-style rifle to protect private property, and that he shot multiple protesters because he feared for his life. "I didn't do anything wrong," Rittenhouse said during the trial, according to The Associated Press. Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and injured another person during that chaotic night, in moments captured on video by witnesses and played at the trial. Videos from that night show he was one of several armed militia members who said they were there to defend private property from the demonstrators. He was 17 when he travelled to Kenosha with a rifle last year when protests against police violence and racial injustice were set to take place that also saw moments of rioting, arson and looting. Legal experts said Rittenhouses claim of self-defense was strong from the beginning.
Rittenhouse was cleared of two counts of homicide, one count of attempted homicide and two counts of recklessly endangering safety, the New York Times reports. Rittenhouse had faced two charges of murder, one charge of attempted murder, and two charges of reckless endangerment relating to. Rittenhouse was visibly moved by the announcement of the verdict. The jury had deliberated since Tuesday morning. He immediately fell to the floor and started crying after the verdicts were delivered, video shows. A jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, found 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges on Friday. Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed two people last year during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been acquitted of all charges related to that night.Ī jury found Rittenhouse, 18, to be not guilty on Friday after more than three days of deliberations over the case.
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