A US teenager who shot dead two men during racial justice protests has been cleared of homicide and all other counts after claiming self-defence.
Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, killed the men and wounded a third on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on 25 August 2020.
During the high profile and politically divisive trial, his defence said he had feared for his life. Prosecutors argued he was looking for trouble that night.
National Guard troops have been sent to the city amid fears of unrest.
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Mr Rittenhouse's lawyers argued that he was "trying to help this community" and "reacted to people attacking him".
Prosecutors, meanwhile, questioned why Mr Rittenhouse broke curfew in a city he did not live in and "pretended to guard" people and property he was not familiar with.
"You cannot claim self-defence against a danger that you create," they said.
Jurors were shown video, sometimes frame by frame, leading up to and after each shooting
Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, killed the men and wounded a third on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on 25 August 2020.
During the high profile and politically divisive trial, his defence said he had feared for his life. Prosecutors argued he was looking for trouble that night.
National Guard troops have been sent to the city amid fears of unrest.
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Mr Rittenhouse's lawyers argued that he was "trying to help this community" and "reacted to people attacking him".
Prosecutors, meanwhile, questioned why Mr Rittenhouse broke curfew in a city he did not live in and "pretended to guard" people and property he was not familiar with.
"You cannot claim self-defence against a danger that you create," they said.
Jurors were shown video, sometimes frame by frame, leading up to and after each shooting
