Photo Updates: Kyle Rittenhouse Testifies In His Murder Trial

KENOSHA, WI — Kyle Rittenhouse sobbed uncontrollably as he testified in his murder trial Wednesday he "didn't do anything wrong" and acted in self-defense when he shot three people, killing two, during protests that erupted in the summer of 2020 over the wounding of a Black man by a white Kenosha police officer.

Making the high-risk decision to testify at his murder trial, the 18-year-old Rittenhouse told the jury that one of the men cornered him and made a grab for his rifle, another hit him with a skateboard, and the third came at him with a gun of his own.

Rittenhouse sobbed so hard at one point that the judge declared a break. But otherwise, he was composed on the stand, even as he was being cross-examined so aggressively that the judge berated the chief prosecutor with the jury out of the room.

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Below are some moments from the trial Wednesday.

Kyle Rittenhouse sits with his attorneys before he testifies at his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha Wednesday. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha last year.

Kyle Rittenhouse is sworn in before testifying in his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha.

Kyle Rittenhouse (left) listens to defense attorney Mark Richards before taking the stand during his trial.

Kyle Rittenhouse testifies.

Kyle Rittenhouse recounts the events that took place on the night of August 25, 2020.

Kyle Rittenhouse testifies during his trial Wednesday.

Kyle Rittenhouse points and names people in a photograph taken on the night of August 25, 2020, as he testifies during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.