What we learned from the 2nd week of the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial
Prosecutors and defense lawyers have rested their cases in the closely watched homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who shot and killed two protesters one night last year in Wisconsin.
Over eight days of testimony — including a dramatic turn by Rittenhouse himself where he sobbed on the stand — witnesses and visual evidence described a tense and chaotic night filled with fires, verbal threats and physical intimidation and where guns abounded, in the hands of protesters and self-styled militiamen alike.
"I didn't want to have to kill anybody. I was being attacked," Rittenhouse testified Wednesday, his voice shaking.
Closing arguments are set to take place Monday. The jury will likely begin deliberations that afternoon.
In late August 2020, the city of Kenosha, Wis., was enveloped by chaotic protests after police there shot and wounded a 29-year-old Black man named Jacob Blake. Protesters destroyed police cars and burned down several buildings.
On Aug. 25, ahead of a third night of demonstrations, Rittenhouse has said he
