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Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse say he was wrongfully charged after 'acting in self-defense' [View all]
From https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/attorneys-representing-kyle-rittenhouse-say-he-was-wrongfully-charged-after-acting-in-self-defense
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Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse say he was wrongfully charged after 'acting in self-defense'
By: Jackson Danbeck , Ben JordanPosted at 6:16 PM, Aug 28, 2020 and last updated 11:45 PM, Aug 28, 2020
KENOSHA — Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two protesters and the injuring of a third in Kenosha, says the 17-year-old has been wrongfully charged after "acting in self-defense."
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Bainbridge argues that when Rittenhouse finished his shift as a lifeguard in Kenosha last Tuesday, he decided he wanted to help clean up damage in Kenosha left amid unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
He and a friend went to a local high school to remove graffiti, according to Bainbridge. Later that day, they received information about a call for help from a local business owner, whose downtown Kenosha auto dealership was largely destroyed, Bainbridge says. The business owner said he needed help defending his business.
So Rittenhouse and his friend armed themselves with rifles and headed to the business. Bainbridge added that the weapons were in Wisconsin and never crossed state lines.
It was a gun Rittenhouse legally couldn’t carry in Wisconsin due to his age.
]...]
By: Jackson Danbeck , Ben JordanPosted at 6:16 PM, Aug 28, 2020 and last updated 11:45 PM, Aug 28, 2020
KENOSHA — Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two protesters and the injuring of a third in Kenosha, says the 17-year-old has been wrongfully charged after "acting in self-defense."
[...]
Bainbridge argues that when Rittenhouse finished his shift as a lifeguard in Kenosha last Tuesday, he decided he wanted to help clean up damage in Kenosha left amid unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
He and a friend went to a local high school to remove graffiti, according to Bainbridge. Later that day, they received information about a call for help from a local business owner, whose downtown Kenosha auto dealership was largely destroyed, Bainbridge says. The business owner said he needed help defending his business.
So Rittenhouse and his friend armed themselves with rifles and headed to the business. Bainbridge added that the weapons were in Wisconsin and never crossed state lines.
It was a gun Rittenhouse legally couldn’t carry in Wisconsin due to his age.
]...]
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