Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts
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A jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all five counts in the 2020 fatal shooting of two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Driving the news: Defense lawyers argued Rittenhouse acted in self-defense when he shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and injured Gaige Grosskreutz, in Kenosha in August 2020.
The charges included:
First-degree intentional homicide
First-degree reckless homicide
Attempted first-degree intentional homicide
Two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety
Rittenhouse initially faced six counts, but the presiding judge dismissed the possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor charge ahead of closing arguments on Monday.
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