Rittenhouse Kenosha protest shootings court hearing week before trial
KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. - Kyle Rittenhouse is expected in court in Kenosha County Monday, Oct. 25. Rittenhouse, 18, of Antioch, Illinois, is charged with killing two protesters during unrest in Kenosha in 2020.
A judge will hear testimony from a use-of-force expert in the case with the trial scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 1. Earlier in October, the defense expert argued Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
It's been more than a year since chaos unfolded in the streets of Kenosha. Rittenhouse was arrested and charged with shooting and killing two protesters and injuring a third.
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Kyle Rittenhouse
For the past year, the defense and prosecution have been building their cases.
"There were other chaos tourists, like the defendant, who were drawn like a moth to the flame to our community," said Thomas Binger, Kenosha County assistant district attorney.
On Monday, Judge Bruce Schroeder is expected to make a decision on whether the defense's use-of-force expert will be allowed to testify at trial. He's already said Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
"I validated the timing of the shots by both the video graphic information and audio stream," said John Black, expert witness.
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Kyle Rittenhouse
The judge has denied a Rittenhouse defense team request to dismiss the charge that he possessed a semi-automatic rifle illegally because he was a minor.
"I’m going to deny the motion, for now," said Judge Schroeder. "There’s no guarantee I won’t re-examine this."
The judge also denied video of a fistfight from June 202 and is leaning toward a denial of video taken more than two weeks before the Kenosha shootings showing Rittenhouse talking about wanting to shoot CVS customers with his rifle because he thought they were shoplifting.
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Kyle Rittenhouse
Jury selection is expected to begin Nov. 1.
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