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Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Witness says shooting victim acted 'belligerently'

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Newest development Nov 8, 2021 · 3 reportsLatest Developments In The Trial Of U.S. Teenage Gunman Kyle Rittenhouse

Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with shooting three men, two of them fatally, in the summer of 2020.

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  1. Opening arguments begin in murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

  2. Kyle Rittenhouse's fatal shots came seconds after another man fired a gun in the air, attorneys say

    Headline from CNN ·

  3. Names this update

    Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Witness says shooting victim acted 'belligerently'

    Headline from Foxla ·

  4. Newest

    Latest Developments In The Trial Of U.S. Teenage Gunman Kyle Rittenhouse

    Headline from Towleroad Gay News ·

Reports & sources

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  1. Local News 8

    Kyle Rittenhouse's trial is about to begin. These are the 3 men he shot (opens Local News 8)

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    By Christina Maxouris, CNN The man accused of shooting three people — two fatally — during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year will stand trial this month. Defense lawyers say Kyle Rittenhouse, then 17, was acting in self-defense last August when he shot and killed Anthony Huber, 26, and Josep…

  2. The Guardian

    Kyle Rittenhouse trial set to begin as judge hopes to pick jury within a day (opens The Guardian)

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    Rittenhouse shot three people, killing two, during protests last year in Wisconsin after a white police officer shot Jacob Blake

  3. CNN

    Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial for Kenosha shootings opens with jury selection (opens CNN)

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    Kyle Rittenhouse, the armed Illinois teenager who killed two people and wounded another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, is set to go on trial Monday on homicide charges, in a case that will test the distinction between self-defense and vigilante killings.

  4. Newsweek

    Kyle Rittenhouse trial starts today, likely to be polarizing for Americans (opens Newsweek)

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    The case surrounding the double murder suspect is described as part of "the central story of our time — the culture wars."

  5. Valdosta Daily Times

    EXPLAINER: What charges does Kyle Rittenhouse face? (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opening statements were expected Tuesday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three men, killing two of them and wounding the third, during a protest

  6. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Jury selection begins for Rittenhouse trial (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Daily Hampshire Gazette's feed description

    KENOSHA, Wis. — The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse opened Monday with the challenging task of seating jurors who hadn’t already made up their minds about the young aspiring police officer who shot two people to death and wounded a third during a night of...

  7. CNN

    Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two men during the Kenosha unrest. His attorney says he acted in self-defense (opens CNN)

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    Kyle Rittenhouse chased down an unarmed Joseph Rosenbaum and shot him four times, including a fatal shot to the back, during a night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August, a prosecutor said Tuesday in opening statements of Rittenhouse's homicide trial.

  8. Wyoming Public Media

    Opening statements are underway in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Rittenhouse's lawyers say that Rittenhouse, then 17, was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed two men and wounded a third at a protest in Kenosha, Wis., last August.

  9. Fox News

    Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Lawyer indicates client will testify at his own trial (opens Fox News)

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    Kyle Rittenhouse, the man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of destruction and protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will testify during his trial, his attorney indicated during Tuesday’s opening arguments.

  10. Wyoming Public Media

    Opening arguments begin in murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the trial of 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with homicide and attempted homicide in deadly shootings last summer during unrest in Kenosha, Wis.

  11. Fox News

    Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Jury selection begins as judge tells potential jurors, 'This is not a political trial' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The first day of jury selection in the trial of Illinois man Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during a night of violence and unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Kyle Rittenhouse a 'tourist' drawn to chaos, prosecutors charge (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse the gun he used to kill two people and injure a third during a night of violent confrontations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, testified Tuesday that he and Rittenhouse had been part of an armed militia tasked with defending a car dealership from vandals.

  13. Fox News

    What charges does Kyle Rittenhouse face? (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Opening statements were expected Tuesday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three men, killing two of them and wounding the third, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Rittenhouse has argued he fired in self-defense after the men attacked him.

  14. The Guardian

    Kyle Rittenhouse ‘the only person who killed anyone’ in Kenosha unrest, prosecutors say (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Trial of Rittenhouse, 18, charged with killing two people and wounding one, begins after jury selection on Monday

  15. France 24

    Jury selected in murder trial of Kenosha protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A jury was selected in a single day for the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the young, aspiring police officer who shot three people while they were out on the streets of Kenosha during a protest…

  16. Politico

    Jury seated for homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    In the politically charged case, the jury must decide whether Rittenhouse acted in self-defense or was engaged in vigilantism.

  17. CNN

    Kyle Rittenhouse's fatal shots came seconds after another man fired a gun in the air, attorneys say (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse's criminal trial on Wednesday were shown video taken in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August in which they heard the fatal shots that the teenager fired at Joseph Rosenbaum -- as well as a single gunshot by another man seconds earlier.

  18. Politico

    Starkly different portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha trial (opens Politico)

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    The prosecutor stressed that amid all the anger and chaos in the streets, “the only person who killed anyone is the defendant.”

  19. The Columbian

    Rittenhouse trial: Someone else fired into the air first (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    KENOSHA, Wis. — Two and a half seconds before Kyle Rittenhouse began shooting in the streets of Kenosha, someone in the crowd fired a shot into the air, a detective testified at Rittenhouse's mur

  20. Foxla

    Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Witness testifies shooting victim lunged at Rittenhouse (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The first man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha during a night of turbulent protests seemed to “lunge” toward Rittenhouse's rifle just before Rittenhouse fired, a video cameraman testified Thursday.

  21. Foxla

    Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Witness says shooting victim acted 'belligerently' (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with shooting three men, two of them fatally, in the summer of 2020.

  22. Wyoming Public Media

    4 takeaways from the first week of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Nearly three hours of testimony came from a video producer for a right-wing news site who filmed Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wis. Prosecutors also called two men who wanted to "protect" businesses.

  23. Townhall

    First Week Recap of Kyle Rittenhouse Trial: Is the Prosecution Working for the Defense? (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    KENOSHA, Wisc. — I'll start this off by saying I'm no legal expert. I am simply someone who has been at the county courthouse for each day of the Kyle

  24. Towleroad Gay News

    Latest Developments In The Trial Of U.S. Teenage Gunman Kyle Rittenhouse (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Here is a timeline tracing the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, a U.S. teenager who is on trial for killing two men and wounding a third

  25. PJ Media

    Here's What's Happened So Far in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial as It Heads to Week 2 (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Here’s the short take of what has happened in the first week of the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse is the 17-year-old teen who answered the call to help a Kenosha business on the third n...

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