After four days of deliberations a jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges related to the killing of two protesters in Kenosha Wis. last year.
Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with five felonies: first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, after shooting three men, two fatally, at a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year after police shot unarmed Black man, Jacob Blake.
A sixth criminal count, possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under age 18, was dismissed by the trial judge on several grounds Monday before jurors got the case.
Rittenhouse claimed he acted in self-defense while the prosecution argues he provoked the protesters by showing up heavily armed to a volatile protest.
On Friday, the unanimous jury found Rittenhouse not guilty of all five counts.
According to CNBC, Rittenhouse was shaking as the verdict was read and later sat down and began crying after hearing the jury forewoman say “not guilty” five separate times just before 1:15 p.m. ET.
Judge Bruce Schroeder then thanked the 12 jurors for their service and dismissed them.
