Wisconsin judge approves move to destroy gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse

• Rittenhouse was not in court during the hearing.

Rittenhouse's attorney had filed a motion earlier this month asking prosecutors to return the gun, ammunition, face mask and other clothing he was wearing the night of the fatal shooting.

• "Rittenhouse family spokesman David Hancock said Thursday that Rittenhouse wants to destroy the rifle and plans to throw out his clothing so that no one can use any of it to 'celebrate' the shootings,” the Associated Press reported.
• While the gun will be destroyed, the rest of the items were returned to Rittenhouse, Binger said in court.

The big picture: Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and injured Gaige Grosskreutz in the arm. He was found not guilty on all counts in November.