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August 28, 2020

Teenage Militia Member Charged Over Shooting Deaths of Kenosha Protesters
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Kenosha County prosecutors on Thursday brought six charges against Kyle
Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old militia member who was filmed killing two
people and injuring a third with an AR-15 assault rifle during protests
in Kenosha on Tuesday. If convicted of first-degree intentional homicide
and first-degree reckless homicide, Rittenhouse faces up to life in
prison.


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