Kenosha

The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial deliberated a full day on Tuesday without reaching a verdict over whether he was the instigator in a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.

Demonstrators on both sides of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial assembled outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 16.

The jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse began deliberations Tuesday, Nov. 16. A law professor and a defense attorney joined FOX6 News to discuss.

Hundreds of pages of emails, letters, and even postcards have been sent to the Kenosha County Courthouse since Monday, Nov. 1 – the day jury selection began in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

Political leaders from Kenosha to Madison are trying to prepare for whatever reactions come from the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. The governor ordered roughly 500 Wisconsin National Guard troops to be ready on standby, and police departments are watching the trial.

Kyle Rittenhouse played a direct role Tuesday in deciding, albeit randomly, who will be the final 12 jurors that will decide his innocence or guilt in the murder trial over his killing two protesters and injuring a third last summer.

Regardless of which verdict is delivered, Kenosha residents are hoping for peace, not violence, this time around.