Kyle Rittenhouse: teenager on trial for BLM protest killings

The 18-year-old is charged with shooting three people during civil unrest on Wisconsin streets

Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down while giving evidence at the Kenosha County Courthouse
Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down while giving evidence at the Kenosha County Courthouse
(Image credit: Mark Hertzberg-Pool/Getty Images)

The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse has been thrown into doubt after his lawyers demanded a mistrial over what they argued were “out-of-bounds” questions by the chief prosecutor.

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