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Instigator or victim? Rittenhouse on trial in Kenosha

Headline from The Southern Illinoisan

Jurors heard starkly different portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse — instigator or victim — in opening statements at his trial Tuesday on charges of shooting three people on the streets of

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Prosecutor says Rittenhouse instigated Kenosha bloodshed (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Opening statements have begun in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three people during a protest against racial injustice on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Rittenhouse

  2. The Southern Illinoisan

    Instigator or victim? Rittenhouse on trial in Kenosha (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    Jurors heard starkly different portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse — instigator or victim — in opening statements at his trial Tuesday on charges of shooting three people on the streets of

  3. Tampa Bay Times

    Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial: Defendant instigated Kenosha bloodshed, prosecutor says (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Rittenhouse shot three people with a semiautomatic rifle during a protest against racial injustice — one of whom was shot in the back, authorities say.

  4. Washington Times

    Prosecutor says Kyle Rittenhouse instigated Kenosha bloodshed: ‘Only person who killed anyone’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three men on the streets of Kenosha during a turbulent protest against racial injustice, and he killed one of the victims with a bullet to the back, a prosecutor said in opening statements Tuesday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Instigator or victim? Prosecutors, defense lay out Rittenhouse arguments (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Attorneys gave opening statements in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial Tuesday. A prosecutor says Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people in Kenosha last year, but Rittenhouse's attorney says his client acted in self-defense.

  6. Fox News

    Kyle Rittenhouse portrayed as victim, instigator in dueling opening statements; witnesses take the stand (opens Fox News)

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    The Wisconsin jury overseeing the first day of testimony in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial on Tuesday heard from one of his longtime friends who was with him on the night of the shootings in Kenosha, as the defendant’s attorney indicated his client would take the stand during the proceedings.

  7. The Hill

    Prosecutor says Rittenhouse was 'drawn to the chaos' in Kenosha (opens The Hill)

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    A prosecutor on Tuesday said Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who fatally shot two Black Lives Matter protesters last year in Kenosha, Wisc., was “drawn to the chaos” in the city.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Instigator or victim? Kyle Rittenhouse on trial in Kenosha (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The 18-year-old's attorney says he was acting in self-defense while the prosecutor argued Rittenhouse started the confrontation that led to the two deaths and one injury.

  9. New York Times

    Clashing Portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse in Testimony on Kenosha Shootings (opens New York Times)

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    Prosecutors described Mr. Rittenhouse as an out-of-town visitor who was armed illegally during tense protests over policing in Kenosha, Wis. His defense team said he was defending himself.

  10. NWI Times

    Starkly different portrayals of Rittenhouse in Kenosha trial (opens NWI Times)

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    KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Jurors heard starkly different portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse — instigator or victim — in opening statements at his trial Tuesday on charges of shooting three people

  11. Globe Gazette

    Instigator or victim? Rittenhouse on trial (opens Globe Gazette)

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    KENOSHA, Wis. — Jurors heard starkly different portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse — instigator or victim — in opening statements at his trial Tuesday on charges of shooting three people on

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