Self-Defense

Prosecutors believe the shooting happened after an argument on the road, during which they say Edgecomb punched Cleereman in his car. More

December 27, 2021

A month after his acquittal on murder charges, Kyle Rittenhouse was given a standing ovation at a conservative group's conference in Phoenix where panelists discussed the 2020 deadly shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin. More

December 21, 2021

As the last of five "not guilty" verdicts read aloud Kyle Rittenhouse shook with sobs and collapsed nearly falling out of sight of television camera fixed on him in Wisconsin courtroom. More

November 19, 2021

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S.    Rittenhouse, 18, began to choke up, fell […] More

November 19, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial jury deliberated for a third full day without reaching a verdict, while a judge barred MSNBC from court. More

November 18, 2021

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys asked the judge to declare a mistrial even as the jury in the murder case was deliberating Wednesday, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a potentially crucial video from prosecutors.    Judge Bruce Schroeder did […] More

November 17, 2021

Judge Bruce Schroeder called some coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse case “frightening.” More

November 17, 2021

About two hours into deliberations on the second day, jurors asked to view video presented at the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. More

November 17, 2021

Rittenhouse jury deliberated full day Tuesday without reaching verdict whether he was instigator in night of bloodshed in Kenosha or concerned citizen trying to help who came under attack. More

November 16, 2021

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse played a direct role Tuesday in deciding, albeit randomly, who will be the final 12 jurors that will decide his innocence or guilt in the murder trial over his killing of two protesters and injuring a third last summer.   At the direction of Circuit Judge Bruce Schroder, Rittenhouse’s attorney placed […] More

November 16, 2021

Attorneys in Rittenhouse trial sparred for last time during closing arguments - prosecutors painting Rittenhouse as inexperienced instigator and defense insisting he fired in self-defense. More

November 15, 2021

Rittenhouse's attorney countered shooting started after young man was ambushed by a "crazy person" that night and became afraid his gun was going to be wrested away and used to kill him. More

November 15, 2021

Rittenhouse provoked bloodshed on streets of Kenosha by bringing a semi-automatic to a protest and menacing others - when the shooting stopped he walked off like a "hero in a Western." More

November 15, 2021

Rittenhouse's attorneys seized on a subsection of the Wisconsin law that they argued limited it to short-barreled shotguns or rifles. Rittenhouse's AR-15-style rifle was not short-barreled. More

November 15, 2021

Opening statements were expected Tuesday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. More

November 15, 2021

With a verdict near, Gov. Tony Evers said that 500 National Guard members would be prepared for duty in Kenosha if local law enforcement requested them. More

November 15, 2021

By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jurors who will decide Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate will be allowed to consider lesser charges if they opt to acquit him on some of the original counts prosecutors brought, the judge said Friday during a contentious hearing in which both sides […] More

November 12, 2021

Jurors will soon begin deliberating in a case that left Americans divided over whether Rittenhouse was a patriot taking a stand against lawlessness or a vigilante. More

November 12, 2021

Defense rested in murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse - setting stage for closing arguments Monday in shootings that left Americans divided over whether he was a patriot or a vigilante. More

November 11, 2021

Rittenhouse trial attorneys sparred over technology used to zoom video and enlarge images - prosecutors alleged defense was taking advantage of 75-year-old judge's lack of understanding. More

November 11, 2021

Rittenhouse prosecutors could ask jury to consider lesser charges - a move that could secure a conviction for some crime but take a possible life sentence off the table. More

November 11, 2021

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Less than three seconds elapsed between the time a protester in the streets fired a shot in the air and Kyle Rittenhouse opened fire with his rifle, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Thursday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial. >>>READ MORE: […] More

November 11, 2021

The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse flirted with a mistrial Wednesday after the lead prosecutor angered the judge with his questioning of the defendant. More

November 10, 2021

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his murder trial Wednesday, testifying about how he shot three men during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year.    Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz. He faces multiple charges, including […] More

November 10, 2021

Defense attorneys at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial ask the judge to declare a mistrial after prosecutors posed what appeared to be improper questions of Rittenhouse on the stand. More

November 10, 2021

By SCOTT BAUER, TAMMY WEBBER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The first man killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was shot at a range of just a few feet and had soot injuries that could indicate he had his hand over the barrel of Rittenhouse’s rifle, a pathologist […] More

November 9, 2021

Andrew Mercado livestreamed snippets of Kyle Rittenhouse on August 2020 night of turmoil in Kenosha when the 17-year-old from nearby Antioch Illinois shot three men killing two. More

November 9, 2021

The footage showed Rosenbaum following Rittenhouse before Rittenhouse suddenly spins around and fires his rifle at him. Rosenbaum falls, and Rittenhouse runs around a car. More

November 9, 2021

Gaige Grosskreutz - protester volunteer medic wounded in Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse - testified he was pointing his own gun toward Rittenhouse unintentionally when Rittenhouse shot him. More

November 8, 2021

A man who suffered a severe arm injury when he was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during a night of protests against racial injustice is expected to testify this week as prosecutors near the end of their case in Rittenhouse's murder trial. More

November 8, 2021