As you may have already, Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty. On Friday, a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin found Rittenhouse not guilty of homicide and other charges.
Following the verdict in the case that captured national attention, the sports world responded to the news that Rittenhouse was ruled not guilty.
Fox Sports’ Joy Taylor had some of the strongest reactions as she took to Twitter to deliver her opinion on what she saw and heard:
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Back in August 2020, Rittenhouse shot at four men, killing two and wounding a third, with a semiautomatic rifle. The then 17-year-old was in downtown Kenosha to protect a car dealership during unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
He shot Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz, the latter of whom survived.
Rittenhouse turned himself in to police and was charged with the following:
- First-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon
- First-degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon
- Attempted first-degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon
- Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 (later dismissed)
- Failure to comply with an emergency order from state or local government (later dismissed)
His lawyers argued that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense. In the end, the jury agreed with them and he walked free.
