evidence: By — Todd Richmond, Associated Press Todd Richmond, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/kyle-rittenhouse-pleads-not-guilty-in-fatal-kenosha-protest-shootings Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Kyle Rittenhouse pleads not guilty in fatal Kenosha protest shootings Nation Jan 5, 2021 2:55 PM EDT MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide. Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, entered his plea in a brief hearing conducted by teleconference that came just as Kenosha was bracing for a charging decision in the event that brought Rittenhouse to the city in August — the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Prosecutors say Rittenhouse, who is white, left his home in Antioch, Illinois, and traveled to Kenosha after learning of a call to protect businesses after Blake, a Black man, was shot seven times in the back Aug. 23 and left paralyzed. Rittenhouse opened fire with an assault-style rifle during protests two nights later, killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz. Rittenhouse has argued he fired in self-defense.