The case went to the jury after the judge, in an unusual move, allowed Rittenhouse to draw numbered slips that determined which of the 18 jurors who sat through the trial would deliberate.
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Taking the stand, Rittenhouse says, ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’
The teenager is on trial on charges of killing two men and wounding a third during a night of protests last year in Kenosha, Wis.
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Rittenhouse shot first man at close range, pathologist testifies
Kyle Rittenhouse of Illinois had gone to Kenosha, Wisconsin, with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle and a medical kit in what he said was an effort to safeguard property from the sometimes-violent demonstrations that had been ongoing.
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Jury selection in trial of 3 charged with chasing, killing Ahmaud Arbery in its 2nd week
Most potential jurors questioned so far have seen the video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery three times at close range with a shotgun.
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Three employees die in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
Authorities say two Postal Service workers were fatally shot and a third, identified as the shooter, died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Four Northeastern states team up to share gun crime information
Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are trying to disrupt gun networks that cross state lines.
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Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon
Investigators were trying to determine a motive for the attack and digging into the suspect’s background.
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Georgia man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life
Robert Aaron Long faces still faces the death penalty if convicted in four more shooting deaths in Atlanta.
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Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in Atlanta spa shootings
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also filed notice that she intends to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Robert Aaron Long, who is white.
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Gunman was picking fights before opening fire in downtown San Diego, killing 1, wounding 4
The 32-year-old suspect was arrested and taken to a hospital for injuries after being tackled by bystanders, police say.