MURDER RAP

Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse WILL face trial for murder after killing BLM protesters

KYLE Rittenhouse will stand trial for murder after the shootings of three Black Lives Matter protesters in August, a court has ruled.

Rittenhouse, 17, from Illinois, allegedly killed two people and injured a third during protests over the police shooting of in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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last month after supporters were able to raise a $2million bond.

He appeared yesterday in court remotely from his lawyer's office, but did not enter a plea or saying anything during the hearing.

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before his release, he was asked whether he regretted carrying a gun on the night of the shootings.

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“No, I don't," he said.

"I feel I had to protect myself. I would have died that night if I didn’t.

"I was going into a place where people had guns. And God forbid, somebody brought a gun to me and decided to shoot me.

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"I wanted to be protected, which I ended up having to protect myself. "

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Rittenhouse is due to be arraigned at the Kenosha County Circuit Court on January 5.

If convicted of intentional homicide, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

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