Protesters shout down Kyle Rittenhouse at University of Memphis appearance

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Conservative activist Kyle Rittenhouse lower quick a talking occasion on Wednesday night time on the College of Memphis, after he was drowned out by offended protesters.

CBS affiliate WREG-TV reviews Rittenhouse was invited to talk by the campus group of conservative advocacy group Turning Level USA.

Rittenhouse was acquitted of all felony costs for capturing three folks, killing two of them, in 2020 throughout protests over the police capturing of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse, who was 17 on the time of the shootings, had claimed he shot the lads in self-defense.

WREG-TV reported his look on the College of Memphis had sparked weeks of controversy, and he was shortly shouted down on the UC Theater Wednesday night when he instructed the viewers he “was violently attacked by a mob of rioters” in Kenosha.

As an alternative of the deliberate speech, the occasion swiftly moved right into a Q&A session, however Rittenhouse was ushered off the stage after about half-hour, after protesters repeatedly yelled and booed.

Since his acquittal, Rittenhouse has turn into a conservative activist, and has created a nonprofit basis to struggle in opposition to gun management laws.