- [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] The double murder trial for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, kicked off today
- Rittenhouse is accused of gunning down three people with a military-style semi-automatic rifle last year, killing two and injuring one
- Prosecutors said Rittenhouse was the only person who shot and killed people despite hundreds of others who were armed amid the chaos
- The defense claims the first victim threatened to kill Rittenhouse and a friend, and the second tried to 'decapitate' him with his skateboard after a crowd attacked Rittenhouse
- Defense attorney Mark Richards also said the N-word twice as he echoed the words spoken by one of the victims who was filmed taunting Rittenhouse, who is white, with the slur
- Rittenhouse was charged with two counts of murder, one of attempted homicide, and two of recklessly endangering safety for firing his weapon near others
- Dominick Black, who was dating Rittenhouse's sister and referred to him as a brother, said they were defending a local business from rioters and that he got a call from the teen who yelled, 'I shot somebody!'
- A 20-person jury was selected in one day for the homicide trial, which is expected to last two weeks
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