Kyle Rittenhouse

Kyle Howard Rittenhouse (born January 3, 2003) is an American man who became well known at age 17 for shooting three men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, two fatally, in August 2020 during protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. He had traveled to Kenosha during the unrest and joined a group of armed people who said they were there to protect businesses. Rittenhouse pleaded self-defense at trial and was acquitted in November 2021. 

Since his trial, Rittenhouse has started a gun rights YouTube channel.

Kyle Howard Rittenhouse was born on January 3, 2003, in Antioch, Illinois, to Michael and Wendy Rittenhouse.

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Category:2003 births
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Category:People acquitted of murder
Category:American YouTubers
Category:People from Antioch, Illinois
Category:American political activists