Evidence concludes in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
by Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune
Nov 11, 2021
3 minutes
KENOSHA, Wis. — Testimony concluded in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial Thursday, bringing a case that has been a flashpoint in the national debate over gun rights and racial inequities close to its end.
Deliberations are expected to begin Monday, following closing arguments and a lengthy reading of jury instructions.
In August 2020, Rittenhouse — a 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois — crossed state lines and offered to patrol downtown Kenosha amid turmoil surrounding the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by a white police officer. Carrying an
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