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Prosecutor Announces No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake

Kenosha, Wis., police Officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back in August after Blake slowly walked away from officers and toward a parked vehicle.

January 05, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
Police prepare for President Trump's visit on Sept. 1, 2020 to Kenosha, Wis. Claims have been filed against Kenosha city and county, arguing the police and sheriff's department were negligent in their handling of protests on Aug. 25 in which three men were shot.

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Kenosha: Negligence Claims Filed Against City And County Over Fatal Shootings

Attorneys for two men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse have each filed $10 million claims against Kenosha, Wis., as the city girds for unrest when a charging decision is made in the shooting of Jacob Blake.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. A judge ruled there is enough probable cause in his case to proceed to trial.

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Kenosha Protest Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Ordered To Stand Trial

The teenager is accused of killing two people and injuring another during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Kyle Rittenhouse's case has become a flashpoint between conservatives and Black Lives Matter supporters.

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Kyle Rittenhouse Released On $2 Million Bail, Awaiting Trial In Kenosha, Wis., Deaths

Rittenhouse faces charges that he shot to death two men and wounded a third at protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in August.

November 20, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
A friend of Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of supplying the gun used in the Aug. 25 shooting of three men in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse  is pictured here in court on Oct. 30.

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Wisconsin Man Charged With Providing Rifle Used In Kenosha Protest Shootings

Dominick David Black was charged with illegally providing the gun that prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three men, killing two, during a protest this summer in Kenosha, Wis.

November 10, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A Wisconsin court commissioner said Kyle Rittenhouse, pictured during a hearing on Friday, poses a flight risk.

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Bail For Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Shooter, Set At $2 Million

Rittenhouse's lawyers argued that because he had allegedly acted in self-defense the bond should be set at $750,000. But Court Commissioner Loren Keating rejected that argument.

November 03, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
In this screen grab from livestream video, Kyle Rittenhouse appears during a hearing earlier this month at the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Waukegan, Ill.

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Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Killer, Won't Face Gun Charges In Illinois

An Illinois state prosecutor said local police could find no evidence that Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, ever physically possessed the firearm in the state. An extradition hearing is set for Oct. 30.

October 14, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Police officers stand guard inside of a fenced area that surrounds several government buildings in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday.

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Kenosha Police Reject Accusations Of Assistance From Armed Vigilantes

Law enforcement officials are pushing back on suggestions that police showed deference to groups of armed whites at Black Lives Matter protests ahead of fatal shootings.

August 28, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
The Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke at a press briefing Thursday in Kenosha, Wis., in the parking lot of Bert and Rudy's Auto Service, where two protesters were shot and killed Tuesday night.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Addresses Jacob Blake Shooting In Kenosha, Wis.

In his remarks, the civil rights activist evoked a series of Black victims of violence, from George Floyd to Breonna Taylor.

August 28, 2020
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Demonstrators revisit the site where a protester was killed in Kenosha, Wis. On Aug. 25, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two protesters. He was charged on Thursday with six criminal counts, including first-degree intentional homicide.

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Kenosha Shooting Suspect Charged With Six Criminal Counts, Including Homicide

Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse is facing five felony charges and one misdemeanor charge in connection with a shooting in Kenosha, Wis., that left two protesters dead and another injured.

August 27, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
A protester takes cover during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis.

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Kenosha Shooting Suspect Fervently Supported 'Blue Lives,' Joined Local Militia

The 17-year-old accused of killing two was a police youth cadet in the Chicago suburbs. He said on social media that he went to Wisconsin to assist police.

August 27, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Mihalopoulos

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