Man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse his assault-style rifle used in Kenosha killings will take plea deal

The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse the gun used to kill two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and injure a third when he was just 17 is expected to take a plea deal to avoid convictions on the two felony charges. Dominick Black, now 20, purchased the Smith & Wesson M&P 15 rifle for Rittenhouse at a hardware store in May 2020. Three months later, the teenager used it to kill Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wound Gaige Grosskreutz during the Kenosha protests. During Rittenhouse’s trial, Black was the first witness, telling the jury that he used his friend’s money to buy the gun but that the ...