A 17-year-old who allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed and injured BLM protesters is set to claim self-defence.
Kyle Rittenhouse appeared to be a gun-lover.Police were called after reports of multiple gunshot victims at 63rd and Sheridan Rd about 11.45pm Tuesday night, the Kenosha Police Department said in a statement the following morning.
“The shooting resulted in two fatalities and a third gunshot victim was transported to a hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries,” police said. Following the incident, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.Hours before the shooting, Rittenhouse filmed himself bragging that he was going to be a vigilante.“These charges must be dismissed as video clearly shows justified acts of self-defence.
An activist holds a sign honouring Joseph Rosenbaum, one of two activists killed during demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFPDemonstrators revisit the site where a man was murdered on August 26, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Picture: Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFPProsecutors will allege Rittenhouse shot his first victim, Joseph Rosenbaum, in a used car lot after the man threw a plastic bag at him.
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