Explainer: What happened in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial?

The 18-year-old was acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defence in the deadly shootings in Wisconsin that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.

Kyle Rittenhouse walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. File Picture: Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP

Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty on all counts in his homicide trial, after four days of tense jury deliberations.

It was the most closely watched trial involving a person's right to self-defence since George Zimmerman was acquitted in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager, in 2013.