A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the men allegedly shot by Kyle Rittenhouse can be referred to as “rioters,” but not as “victims” at the upcoming high-profile trial. The case involves then-17-year-old Rittenhouse in the shooting deaths of two white men and the wounding of another after a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse claims that the shooting was in self-defense. The protest followed the shooting death of Jacob Blake, a black man, by a white police officer. Rittenhouse had volunteered to provide security for an area business, following violent demonstrations the previous night in the neighborhood. He served as one of many local individuals who stepped up to provide armed security in the wake of violence in the community. Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder presided over the hearing prior to the case going to trial on Nov. 1. He issued the ruling after prosecutors argued that …
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