doubt, no, the prosecution had the burden to disprove that he actually was not reasonable or was thinking he was reasonable in this case. and so with all of that combined, it is not surprising that they were that an acquittal happened. but it came down to that jury instruction about looking through the eyes of kyle rittenhouse and also finally there is also the notion about provocation. remember, he was nott entitled o self-defense if he provoked around hi belief was not reasonable and he failed to exhaust all reasonable means of escape that he knew about. they tried so show that he was not reasonable and this presence alone was provocative in wisconsin where gun owner shich is not equated with criminal activity, they could not show that he failed to escape. they showed him running, the defense pointed at that and combined to leave this acquittal. i hate to vilify prosecutors.
0 18-year-old man. and we ve also seen protesters. but not a lot. a number of people who are there with signs, who were perhaps hoping for a different outcome here. but the jurors, they looked at the law, they looked at jury instructions, they reviewed several pieces of evidence as they were deliberating over the course of four days, 25 hours. not guilty on all charges. the end of the kyle rittenhouse trial. the news continues right now with alisyn camerota. hello, everyone, i m alisyn camerota. welcome to newsroom. victor is off. we do have breaking news. minutes ago a jury acquitted kyle rittenhouse on all counts. rittenhouse was 17 years old when he fatally shot two men and wounded a third with an ar-15 style rifle that he brought to racial justice protests in august of 2020. he was charged with homicide and reckless endangerment. he could have gotten a life sentence but will walk free today. rittenhouse took the stand during trial, testifying that he acted in self-defense. the