Jury selection for trial of Kyle Rittenhouse underway

KENOSHA, Wis. — The proceedings of Kyle Rittenhouse has begun with the challenging task of seating jurors who haven't already made up their minds astir the antheral who changeable 3 people, sidesplitting two, during a convulsive nighttime of protests successful 2020.

The Chicago Tribune reports that 150 imaginable jurors arrived astatine the courthouse Monday for interviews. The defence and prosecution indispensable hold to spot 12 jurors and 8 alternates earlier the proceedings tin proceed to opening statements.

Judge Bruce Schroeder told attorneys helium thinks picking the 20-member assemblage excavation tin beryllium accomplished successful a day.

Rittenhouse was 17 erstwhile helium traveled from his location successful Illinois, conscionable crossed the Wisconsin border, during protests that broke retired successful August 2020.

The protests were taking spot aft a constabulary serviceman changeable Jacob Blake, a Black man, successful the backmost during a confrontation. Video of the shooting was viewed wide online. Blake survived the shooting but was paralyzed.

Rittenhouse has said helium traveled to Kenosha to assistance concern owners support against looting that was taking spot amid the protests. Rittenhouse changeable and killed protesters Anthony M. Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum during those demonstrations and injured 1 different person.

According to CNN, Rittenhouse faces 5 felony charges: first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and 2 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He faces beingness successful situation if convicted connected 1 of the homicide counts against him.

His defence squad has argued that helium fired successful self-defense aft protesters surrounded him.

Schroeder past week set the crushed rules for the trial, including which videos were permissible arsenic evidence. The proceedings is expected to past 2 to 3 weeks.