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Adam Gabbatt

Kyle Rittenhouse sued by estate of man he killed at Kenosha anti-racism protest

Kyle Rittenhouse, center, speaks while surrounded by security at the Defend Our Second Amendment: Michigan's fight for Self Preservation rally, held in a farm field in Ionia, Michigan, on 19 July.
Kyle Rittenhouse, center, speaks at the Defend Our Second Amendment: Michigan's Fight for Self Preservation rally, in Ionia, Michigan, on 19 July. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images

Kyle Rittenhouse, who as a teenager shot and killed two people at an anti-racism protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is being sued by the estate of one of the men who died, according to court documents.

Since the killings Rittenhouse has become a high-profile figure on the US right, feted at events by rightwingers, appearing on conservative media and lauded by gun rights activists.

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