Kenosha shooting: Judge delays decision on teenager Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate

Kyle Rittenhouse was armed on the streets in Kenosha, Wisconsin (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)

A judge has agreed to delay a decision on whether a 17-year-old from Illinois should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges accusing him of shooting dead two protesters and wounding a third during a night of unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.

The Illinois judge postponed Kyle Rittenhouse’s extradition hearing to September 25 during a brief hearing that was streamed online. Rittenhouse faces five felony charges, including first degree intentional homicide and first degree reckless homicide, and a misdemeanour charge for possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor.