'WAS IT SELF-DEFENSE?'
Tucker Carlson’s chilling new Kyle Rittenhouse video ‘shows BLM protester fire FIRST’, suspect’s lawyer claims
NEWLY released footage from the night teenager Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly shot and killed two demonstrators during heated protests in Kenosha could support the claim that he acted in self-defense.
The clip, provided by a nonprofit organization affiliated with the 17-year-old's defense attorney, aired Tuesday on Tucker Carlson Tonight.
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It raises questions about the events leading up to the August 28 shooting in , such as whether the teen from was attacked by protesters moments before the shooting.
faces several felony charges including intentional homicide, possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, and reckless endangerment.
"His attorneys argue that Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense," Carlson said.
"Prosecutors in Wisconsin charged him with first-degree murder," said, "but what is the truth about what happened that night?"
The teen is accused of killing two men and injuring another as they marched to protest the shooting of by a cop.
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The footage shows Rittenhouse running with a fire extinguisher when Rosenbaum comes into the frame and appears to chase the teen before a single gunshot goes off.
Surrounded, Rittenhouse blasted four shots in Rosenbaum's direction, and additional shots were reportedly fired by an unknown person.
One bullet grazed Rosenbaum's head while another pierced his right groin, his left thigh, and his back.
According to the video's narration, an unidentified protester strikes Rittenhouse in the head, making him fall to the ground.
Another protester attempts to jump on Rittenhouse before firing two shots into the air. A third protester, later identified as , then strikes Rittenhouse in the back of the head with what appears to be a skateboard while reaching for the teen's rifle.
That's when Rittenhouse fires a single shot, striking the man in the chest.
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Carlson noted that Rittenhouse had been volunteering with a small group to clean graffiti from a local high school hours before he reportedly went to protect stores in Kenosha from being vandalized.
"That was the day that he found himself in downtown Kenosha in the middle of a riot," Carlson said.
"He wound up face-to-face with a convicted child molester called , apparently committing arson."
President last month, claiming that the teenage gunman would "probably would have been killed" had he not shot two protesters dead.
Trump claimed the teen had been "violently attacked" and was trying to evade his assailants.
"You saw the same tape as I saw and he was trying to get away from them, I guess, it looks like and he fell and then they very violently attacked him," he said.
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Rittenhouse's lawyer has made similar claims, blaming the before the fatal shooting.
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"The only individuals that Kyle shot were the three individuals that were attacking him and putting him at risk of serious bodily harm or death," said his attorney John Pierce.
, Illinois, and a hearing on the status of his extradition has been set for September 25 at 9am.
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