Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted Of All Charges In 2020 Kenosha Shootings

November 19th, 2021

Awake Goy

Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges on Friday, after his trial for shooting three people, killing two of them in Kenosha last year.

Rittenhouse broke down in tears, nearly collapsing as the verdict was announced. He had faced five counts, including charges of first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree intentional homicide, and attempted first-degree attempted homicide.

The verdict came after approximately 26 hours of deliberations over four days. His attorneys are expected to discuss the verdict later Friday at their offices in Racine. Prosecutors have said they do not plan to speak to the media after the verdict.

Rittenhouse, who was 17 when he shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, took the stand during the trial, testifying he was acting in self-defense, and never wanted to kill anyone.

“I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself,” Rittenhouse said.

Prosecutors had argued Rittenhouse instigated the violence that night, acting as a reckless vigilante who inserted himself in a situation where he didn’t belong.

“You cannot claim self-defense against a danger you create. That’s critical right here. If you’re the one who’s threatening others, you lose the right to claim self-defense,” Kenosha County assistant district attorney Thomas Binger said during closing arguments.