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Chicago Sun-Times
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Associated Press

Kyle Rittenhouse’s assault-style rifle will be destroyed

Kyle Rittenhouse shot three men killing two of them, during a protest in Kenosha in 2020. He was acquitted of multiple charges, including homicide. | Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP file

KENOSHA, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest.

Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said the state crime lab would destroy the gun, probably in April. Judge Bruce Schroeder, the Kenosha County judge who presided over Rittenhouse’s trial, approved the agreement. Rittenhouse was not in court for Friday’s hearing.

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