![]() Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File Kyle Rittenhouse walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2020. The Hubers praised their son as a “hero who sacrificed his own life to protect other innocent civilians. ![]() “It sends the unacceptable message that armed civilians can show up in any town, incite violence and then use the danger they have created to justify shooting people in the street.” “Today’s verdict means there is no accountability for the person who murdered our son,” the pair said in a lengthy statement. The jury deliberated for close to three and a half days before returning its unanimous verdict.Īfter the decision, Anthony Huber’s parents Karen Bloom and John Huber said they were “heartbroken” and “angry” that Rittenhouse walked free. Court TV Kyle Rittenhouse embraces his lawyer after the verdict was read. Kyle Rittenhouse reacts as he’s acquitted of all charges. The high-profile case left Americans divided over whether Rittenhouse was a patriot taking a stand against lawlessness during the violence or just a dangerously reckless vigilante. The defendant was 17 when he brought a semi-automatic rifle and a medical kit to Kenosha in what he claims was an effort to protect businesses as riots broke over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down. Rittenhouse had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment in the deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and the wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, on Aug. The shaking teen hugged one of his lawyers before he was whisked out of the courtroom through the judge’s chambers by a sheriff’s deputy as he was driven off - beaming in the back seat of the vehicle. The 18-year-old defendant broke down in tears and collapsed in his seat as the not-guilty verdict was read out in court. Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday on all charges in the shootings that killed two men and injured a third during last year’s violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kyle Rittenhouse starts new YouTube channel devoted to guns, Second Amendment ![]() Kyle Rittenhouse predicts he’ll be working in politics within 5 years Texas brewery cancels anti-censorship rally featuring Kyle Rittenhouse: ‘Doesn’t reflect our values’ Kyle Rittenhouse loses bid to toss out lawsuit by family of slain Kenosha protester
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