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Judge grants request to extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to face charges in Wisconsin

By Haley Victory Smith
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Judge grants request to extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to face charges in Wisconsin

An Illinois judge has granted a request to extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin, where he will face homicide charges.

The 17-year-old is accused of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a late August riot following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. His lawyers have argued he was acting in self-defense.

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