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Nat’l Guard Called In to Kenosha Ahead of Rittenhouse Verdict as Closing Arguments Get Underway

HeadlineNov 15, 2021

In Kenosha, Wisconsin, lawyers are delivering closing arguments today in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the white teenage gunman who fatally shot two people and wounded a third during racial justice protests in 2020. Last week, Judge Bruce Schroeder garnered yet more scrutiny after he called on the courtroom to applaud the service of a military member on Veterans Day; that military member was also a witness in the case, leading to concerns of possible jury bias. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has called 500 National Guard troops to be on standby ahead of a possible verdict.

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