Prosecutors from Kenosha (Wisconsin) asked for a judge's consent to allow new video evidence against Kyle Rittenhouse.
Rittenhouse is seen in the video wishing that he could shoot at people who leave a pharmacy.
Prosecutors claimed that Rittenhouse's mental state was evident in the video weeks before he killed and shot two men.
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Prosecutors claim that a video of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois teenager, describing his desire to shoot at people who leave a pharmacy equipped with an AR-15 was found. It was taken only weeks before the Kenosha shootings.
Insider has learned that prosecutors want to have Rittenhouse's trial judge admit the video to evidence. They claim that Rittenhouse's mental state in summer 2020 is revealed by the video.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a 29 second video that does not feature Rittenhouse. According to reports, Rittenhouse was filmed right across from the CVS Pharmacy where several hooded men could be seen running out clutching items.
Rittenhouse's voice can be heard saying "Bro, I wish my fing AR." They'd be my first targets.
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It is not clear who, where, or how the video was obtained by prosecutors. Insider reached Rittenhouse's lawyer but he did not respond immediately to our request for comment.
Rittenhouse (18) is accused of killing Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber (26), and seriously injuring Gaige Grosskreutz (26). This happened amid heated racial justice protests at Kenosha on Aug 25, 2020. His trial starts November 1.
Prosecutors claimed that Rittenhouse was "hunting people" that evening, and that he shot the men in a show of vigilantism. Rittenhouse claimed that Rittenhouse was being chased by three men and that he opened fire to defend himself.
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In the August 18 motion, the prosecution stated that Rittenhouse saw something and came to a conclusion on the basis of faulty interpretations and baseless assumptions.
Prosecutors stated that Rittenhouse did not know anyone outside of the CVS, or what they were doing. Rittenhouse was simply watching from a vehicle across the street and had no interaction with anyone.
The motion stated that "The video clearly shows that the defendant was willing and able to use deadly force in situations where it was totally unjustified."
Prosecutors continued, "The video also shows that the defendant fervently tried to insert himself as an armless vigilante into situations which had nothing to do him."
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