“If he hadn’t brought that gun, then he’d be dead”: Kyle Rittenhouse’s mom says that he was being chased by a mob and now is being treated for PTSD. Jury meets to determine Kenosha shooting victim’s fate as the city prepares for verdict

  • Wendy Rittenhouse, Rittenhouse’s mother, said that Rittenhouse went with an AR-15 to help on the day following the August riots.
  • According to her, her son was acting in self-defense after he killed and shot at two protesters
  • He was being ‘chased’ by a mob, she claims. Now he is traumatized and needs treatment for PTSD. 
  • If Rittenhouse is found guilty of murder, he faces life imprisonment
  • His case jury will begin deliberating on his fate later today or tomorrow. This is something that his mother claims’scares’ her. 
  • Rittenhouse’s legal team requested a mistrial due to prosecutorial errors
  • Although the judge was critical of the prosecution all through, he permitted the trial to continue. 










Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother has supported him in shooting and killing BLM protestors last summer. She stated that it was either her life or the lives of her teenager son who was being “chased by mobs”. 

Rittenhouse was only 17 years old when he attacked and shot two white protesters. 

Over the past few weeks, he has been on trial and now a jury will decide whether or not to indict him for murder. 

Prosecutorial errors have marred the trial, which could result in a mistrial or an acquittal. 

Wendy Rittenhouse spoke with NBC Nightly News Sunday to say that she believed her son, who sobbed while giving evidence, did a good job’. 

In an interview with NBC Nightly News on Sunday, Rittenhouse's mother Wendy said she believes her son - who sobbed on the witness stand - did a 'good job' giving evidence.

In an interview with NBC Nightly News on Sunday, Rittenhouse's mother Wendy said she believes her son - who sobbed on the witness stand - did a 'good job' giving evidence.

Wendy Rittenhouse spoke with NBC Nightly News Sunday to say that she believed her son, who sobbed while giving evidence, did a good job’.

He is currently being treated for PTSD. She stated that she stands by him and claimed he would have died if he didn’t bring his AR-15 rifle with him to the riot in August. 

“A lot of people shouldn’t have been there. He carried the gun to protect him and, up until this day in his memory, my son would be dead if he hadn’t. 

“He came down to assist. She said that he was pursued by a mob.

Wendy claimed she was “scared” before the verdict was rendered and was a “nervous wreck” when her son stood last week. 

‘Twelve people have my son’s life in their hands. I will always stand by him,’  she said.

On November 14, opening statements for the trial were made. 

Rittenhouse’s lawyers claim that he was patriotic vigilante and took his gun to the Riot to defend Kenosha from the protesters. 

Rittenhouse is shown on August 25, 2020, with his AR-15 rifle, the night he killed two BLM protesters and wounded another in a riot in the city. He says he was acting in self-defense and had heard a gunshot behind him

Rittenhouse was photographed on August 25, 2020 with his AR-15 gun. He is seen that night, when he murdered two BLM demonstrators and injured another during riots in the city. Rittenhouse claims he was self-defense because he heard someone shooting behind him. 

Rittenhouse's mother Wendy is shown arriving at the courthouse last week to hear closing arguments

Wendy Rittenhouse is seen arriving to the courthouse for closing arguments. 

A business that was burned and looted last summer remains boarded up more than a year after rioting broke out following the shooting Jacob Blake in the summer of 2020. The city is currently bracing for potential fresh riots

One year ago, a business was set on fire and looted by Jacob Blake. This happened more than one year after Jacob Blake’s shooting. Current fears are that there may be new riots in the city.

Judge Bruce Schroeder asked Rittenhouse to confirm that he agreed with his attorneys' decision to allow the jury to consider lesser charges on some counts, after prosecutors admitted the weakness of their case

After prosecutors had admitted to the weaknesses of their case, Judge Bruce Schroeder requested Rittenhouse confirm his agreement with the attorneys who allowed the jury to decide lesser charges for some counts.

In court, the teenage told how he had heard three seconds earlier a gunshot from behind him. 

It was his self-defense, he said. He did not initiate the violence. 

Rittenhouse’s team supported his argument with video footage of the riot, and prosecution witnesses. 

The judge explicitly forbade them from submitting banned TikTok footage, which was also presented by the prosecution. 

Kenosha’s storeowners are bracing themselves for chaos, no matter what the verdict. 

Many have not yet removed the board from their windows since last year’s riot. 

Wisconsin’s Governor has ordered 500 National Guard troops be available in an emergency situation. Meanwhile, police officers across the country are keeping an eye on the situation.  

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