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| Kyle Rittenhouse: Teen charged over Wisconsin protest deaths posts $2m bail | Kyle Rittenhouse: Teen charged over Wisconsin protest deaths posts $2m bail |
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| Kyle Rittenhouse says he was acting in self-defence | Kyle Rittenhouse says he was acting in self-defence |
| A teenager charged with killing two people and injuring another during protests against the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin has been released from police custody on bail. | A teenager charged with killing two people and injuring another during protests against the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin has been released from police custody on bail. |
| Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, posted a $2m (£1.5m) bond set by a judge in the city of Kenosha, officials said on Friday. | Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, posted a $2m (£1.5m) bond set by a judge in the city of Kenosha, officials said on Friday. |
| Mr Rittenhouse is alleged to have shot three people during protests in August sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake. | Mr Rittenhouse is alleged to have shot three people during protests in August sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake. |
| He is due back in court on 3 December for a preliminary hearing. | He is due back in court on 3 December for a preliminary hearing. |
| Setting the bail conditions earlier this month, Kenosha County Jail and Court Commissioner Loren Keating said the figure for the bond needed to be high because Mr Rittenhouse, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted, was considered a flight risk. | Setting the bail conditions earlier this month, Kenosha County Jail and Court Commissioner Loren Keating said the figure for the bond needed to be high because Mr Rittenhouse, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted, was considered a flight risk. |
| Mr Rittenhouse, who is from Illinois, is facing multiple charges including the murder of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and the attempted murder of Gaige Grosskreutz, also 26. | Mr Rittenhouse, who is from Illinois, is facing multiple charges including the murder of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and the attempted murder of Gaige Grosskreutz, also 26. |
| His lawyer, Mark Richards, argues that there is "overwhelming" evidence that Mr Rittenhouse acted in self-defence. | His lawyer, Mark Richards, argues that there is "overwhelming" evidence that Mr Rittenhouse acted in self-defence. |
| The father of one of the victims wanted the bail set higher, saying that Mr Rittenhouse thinks he is above the law. | The father of one of the victims wanted the bail set higher, saying that Mr Rittenhouse thinks he is above the law. |
| The case has gained widespread media attention, and a fund set up to help Mr Rittenhouse with his legal costs has received a large number of donations. | The case has gained widespread media attention, and a fund set up to help Mr Rittenhouse with his legal costs has received a large number of donations. |
| Who is US teen accused of Wisconsin protest murders? | Who is US teen accused of Wisconsin protest murders? |
| Should police have used different tactics in shootings? | Should police have used different tactics in shootings? |
| Kenosha - a city of about 100,000 people on the western edge of Lake Michigan - saw days of violence after a white police officer shot 29-year-old Mr Blake in the back during an arrest on 23 August. | Kenosha - a city of about 100,000 people on the western edge of Lake Michigan - saw days of violence after a white police officer shot 29-year-old Mr Blake in the back during an arrest on 23 August. |
| Mr Blake, who was attempting to get into a car where his three children were seated at the time, was left paralysed. | Mr Blake, who was attempting to get into a car where his three children were seated at the time, was left paralysed. |
| Mr Rittenhouse has said he chose to travel to Kenosha from Illinois to protect local businesses during the demonstrations, which at times turned violent, causing damage to property. | Mr Rittenhouse has said he chose to travel to Kenosha from Illinois to protect local businesses during the demonstrations, which at times turned violent, causing damage to property. |
| In a telephone interview with the Washington Post published on Thursday, Mr Rittenhouse said he used money for a fund for those left without work amid the coronavirus pandemic to purchase the gun he took to Kenosha. | In a telephone interview with the Washington Post published on Thursday, Mr Rittenhouse said he used money for a fund for those left without work amid the coronavirus pandemic to purchase the gun he took to Kenosha. |
| "I got my first unemployment [cheque] so I was like, 'Oh, I'll use this to buy it,'" he said. | "I got my first unemployment [cheque] so I was like, 'Oh, I'll use this to buy it,'" he said. |
| The shootings came on the third night of protests. Mr Rittenhouse appears in a number of different videos from that night, according to police. | The shootings came on the third night of protests. Mr Rittenhouse appears in a number of different videos from that night, according to police. |
| Two people were killed and one injured on the third night of unrest | |
| In one video, a person with a rifle, said to be Mr Rittenhouse, appears to shoot a man who tries to assail him - as the teenager then flees he is chased again, falls to the ground and shoots again. Another man falls to the ground, and many shots can be heard. | In one video, a person with a rifle, said to be Mr Rittenhouse, appears to shoot a man who tries to assail him - as the teenager then flees he is chased again, falls to the ground and shoots again. Another man falls to the ground, and many shots can be heard. |
| Mr Rittenhouse told the Post: "I was going into a place where people had guns and God forbid somebody brought a gun to me and decided to shoot me. Like, I wanted to be protected, which I ended up having to protect myself." | Mr Rittenhouse told the Post: "I was going into a place where people had guns and God forbid somebody brought a gun to me and decided to shoot me. Like, I wanted to be protected, which I ended up having to protect myself." |
| The teenager was later arrested at his mother's house in Antioch, Illinois, and then extradited to Wisconsin. | The teenager was later arrested at his mother's house in Antioch, Illinois, and then extradited to Wisconsin. |