A prosecutor says Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a turbulent protest against racial injustice.
But Rittenhouse’s attorney says his client acted in self-defense after one of the men dove for his gun and others kicked him in the face and clubbed him in the head with a skateboard.
The two accounts came during opening statements Tuesday at Rittenhouse's murder trial.
Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with killing two men and wounding a third with an assault-style rifle during the summer of 2020.
He could get life in prison if convicted.
