Defendant Kyle Rittenhouse speaks with his attorneys before the jury is relieved for the day during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)
The Kenosha, Wisconsin jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse delivered a verdict of not guilty on all counts Friday afternoon.
The decision in the politically charged case came over a year after Rittenhouse, then 17, killed two people in self defense at a violent August 2020 protest following the killing of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police.
National Guard troops and additional police are stationed in Kenosha to stem any penitential outbreak of violence following the not guilty verdict.
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