Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed two men and injured another during Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisc. was acquitted by a jury.
Both sides wrapped up closing arguments on Monday in a polarizing trial that garnered national and international attention over the issues of gun violence, vigilantism and second-amendment rights.
The jury came to a verdict on Friday afternoon. As the not guilty verdicts were being read out loud, Rittenhouse began visibly shaking and crying.
Once all the not guilty verdicts had been read, Rittenhouse fell down and then hugged one of his lawyers. The trial, which began on Nov.