Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who fatally shot two people during the unrest last year in Kenosha, Wis., has been acquitted of all charges in a criminal trial that divided the nation over questions about gun rights, violence at racial justice protests and vigilantism.
Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide stemming from shootings during a violent night of protest over police brutality and racial justice in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse fatally shot Kenosha County residents Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounded another Wisconsin resident, Gaige Grosskreutz, during a protest.