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Kyle Rittenhouse Ordered To Stand Trial On All Six Counts, Including Homicide

Rittenhouse has been accused of shooting and killing two protesters, Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36 …

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December 4, 2020

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Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a riot in Kenosha, was ordered by a court commissioner to stand trial on charges including first degree intentional homicide, numerous sources reported Thursday.

A Wisconsin court commissioner denied a request to dismiss 2 of the 6 charges facing Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of killing 2 people during the Kenosha protests — and ordered the case to go to trial.https://t.co/NMbpQlLWbV
— NPR (@NPR) December 4, 2020

Kenosha County Court Commissioner Loren Keating found probable cause that Rittenhouse committed a felony and bound him over for trial during a preliminary hearing, USA Today reported.

BREAKING: Judge has ordered Kyle #Rittenhouse to stand trial on all six counts—including charges related to the deaths of two men and the shooting of a third during a #Kenosha protest in August.

Rittenhouse remains free on $2M bail.
— Pilar Melendez (@pbmelendez) December 3, 2020

Rittenhouse has been accused of shooting and killing two protesters, Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and injuring Gaige Grosskreutz, 22, during civil unrest in August ignited by the shooting of Jacob Blake. He is facing six charges from the shooting, including first degree intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide.

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