November 5, 2021 Attorneys present jurors with dueling portraits of Arbery Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Friday presented dueling portraits of Ahmaud Arbery
November 5, 2021 Witness: Kenosha victim was belligerent but no threat The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was acting “belligerently” that night but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone
November 4, 2021 Seattle father files lawsuit over son's CHOP/CHAZ zone shooting death after judge dismisses federal complaint The family of a man with special needs who was fatally shot in Seattle’s CHOP autonomous zone has filed a new lawsuit against the city and Mayor Jenny Durkan just days after a judge dismissed a federal wrongful death suit in the case.
November 3, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Jurors see videos showing violent unrest, moments leading up to fatal shooting Day two of proceedings in the trial for Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday consisted largely of video showing the unrest and the events that led to the moments he was seen fatally shooting two men and wounding a third last year – including footage of a man chasing Rittenhouse and throwing a bag at him before being mortally wounded.
November 3, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse was 'freaking out,' said people ‘were trying to hurt him,’ friend testifies Kyle Rittenhouse was "freaking out," pale and seemed "really scared" in the moments after shooting three men during destruction and unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and said he had to do it because "people were trying to hurt him," a friend testified at Rittenhouse's murder trial.
November 3, 2021 California school board votes to bring police back to school campuses following 'defund' movement A California school board voted unanimously last week to bring police back to campuses, just a few months after it decided to remove law enforcement from school grounds, arguing at the time that the money should be spent on student services, like mental health.
November 2, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse portrayed as victim, instigator in dueling opening statements; witnesses take the stand The Wisconsin jury overseeing the first day of testimony in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial on Tuesday heard from one of his longtime friends who was with him on the night of the shootings in Kenosha, as the defendant’s attorney indicated his client would take the stand during the proceedings.
November 2, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Lawyer indicates client will testify at his own trial Kyle Rittenhouse, the man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of destruction and protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will testify during his trial, his attorney indicated during Tuesday’s opening arguments.
November 2, 2021 Judge rejects Seattle mom's lawsuit over son's CHOP/CHAZ shooting death as city skirts blame for protest zone A federal judge rejected a lawsuit by the Seattle mother of a 19-year-old man gunned down in an autonomous "no-cop" protest zone dubbed CHOP/CHAZ in the summer of 2020.
November 2, 2021 Rittenhouse judge warns prospective jury of 'deliberately biased' media coverage The Wisconsin judge presiding over the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse lamented to the prospective jurors during the jury selection phase about "irresponsible" news reports, including some that are "deliberately biased."