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Kyle Rittenhouse pleads not guilty to Kenosha shooting charges

Kyle Rittenhouse, the now 18-year old teenager who was charged with killing two protestors and wounding another during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has pleaded not guilty to all charges on Tuesday.

Rittenhouse, who is free on a $2 million bail, appeared before the Kenosha County Circuit Court by video link. He is facing charges for first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, violation of curfew, and attempted first-degree intentional reckless homicide.

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No charges against police officers charged over Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha
Officer Rusten Sheskey
Officer Rusten Sheskey Credit: Twitter Reproduction

In Kenosha, Wisconsin, the top prosecutor declined to bring charges against Rusten Sheskey, the police officer who shot and gravely wounded Jacob Blake outside an apartment building in August.

Mr Blake was left paralysed from the waist down after being shot several times in the back as he got into a car where his three children were sitting.