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The question of self-defense is key in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial's opening arguments

Becky Sullivan

Updated November 02, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse shot three demonstrators, killing two of them, during a night of unrest that erupted in Kenosha after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back while police attempted to arrest him in August 2020. (Pool/Getty Images)

This article was originally published on November 02, 2021.

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