Top News | Who was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse?
KYLE Rittenhouse stood trial and was accused of murdering two people and injuring another during racial justice protests in 2020. The shooting of Jacob Blake on August 23, set off a series of protests that gave way to violence for three nights in a row, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
AlamyKyle Rittenhouse was accused of murdering two people and injuring another '/ ' Rittenhouse, 18, was accused of shooting three men including: Joseph Rosenbaum 
Refer to CaptionJoseph Rosenbaum was shot dead during the demonstrations in Kenosha in 2020 '/ ' Joseph D Rosenbaum died after being shot in the head on August 25, 2020, during the heated Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Kenosha. Rosenbaum left behind his now 3-year-old daughter who lives in Waco, Texas. He was 36 years old when he died. During the demonstrations, Kyle Rittenhouse clashed with a crowd gathered near a car dealership and Rosenbaum, who did not have a firearm, threw an object that appeared to be a plastic bag at him and missed, according to a criminal complaint filed last year. Rosenbaum and Rittenhouse moved across the parking lot and appeared to be close to each other when loud bangs were suddenly heard and Rosenbaum fell to the ground, the complaint said. Rosenbaum reportedly had battled bipolar disorder and was homeless, according to The Washington Post, which claimed he had been discharged from a hospital earlier in the day after a suicide attempt. He is said to have spent more than a decade in prison in Arizona after being convicted of sexual conduct with a minor. ...He wasn't down there as a rioter or a looter,... Rosenbaum's fiancée told the Post in reference to August 25. ...Why was he there? I have no answer. I ask myself that question every day.... Anthony Huber 
APAnthony Huber with his girlfriend Hannah Gittings '/ ' Anthony Huber, 26, was taking part in the demonstrations along with his girlfriend Hannah Gittings. Gittings told CNN in an interview last year Huber had spotted an armed man in the crowd. ...He pushed me out of the way and ran off. I tried to grab him,... Hannah Gittings said. She referred to what Huber had done as a ...heroic thing.... She told CNN her boyfriend launched at the armed individual to protect her and other people nearby. According to the complaint, Huber appeared to reach for Rittenhouse's gun with his hand while holding his skateboard in the other. As Huber tried to grab the gun, Rittenhouse pointed it at his body and fired one round, according to the complaint. ...He was an incredibly intelligent person, literally the smartest person I've ever met,... Gittings told CNN. ...He knew exactly what was at risk for him chasing down somebody with a weapon.... Following his death, his family described him as a "hero" in a statement to local news station WITI. ...He was always quick to help friends, family, and neighbors in need, and so it was no surprise to us to learn that Anthony came to the aid of others on August 25,... the statement said. ...While we miss him dearly and wish none of this had happened, we are very proud of him.... Huber was a talented skateboarder according to Twitter. Gaige Grosskreutz 
RexGaige Grosskreutz has given his evidence in the trial '/ ' Gaige Grosskreutz was the only person who survived being shot by Rittenhouse in 2020 during the protests in Kenosha. Taking the stand during the trail on November 8, 2021, Grosskreutz said he was armed with a pistol. But he said his hands were raised when he was shot by Rittenhouse on the evening of August 25, 2020. The 27-year-old Grosskreutz said: "I thought the defendant was an active shooter." Asked what was going through his mind as he got closer to the 17-year-old Rittenhouse, he said: ...That I was going to die.... Rittenhouse shot Grosskreutz in the arm, tearing away much of his bicep or vaporized it, as the witness put it. Prosecutor Thomas Binger asked Grosskreutz why he didn't shoot first. He replied: "That's not the kind of person that I am. That's not why I was out there, he said. It's not who I am. And definitely not somebody I would want to become." But during cross-examination, Rittenhouse's defense attorney Corey Chirafisi asked: ...It wasn't until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him that he fired, right? "Correct,... Grosskreutz replied. Rittenhouse is currently standing trial for the deaths of Rosenbaum and Huber as well as injuring Grosskreutz. He has pleaded not guilty, claiming it was self-defense. Was was Kyle Rittenhouse's verdict? On November 19, 2021, Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. Rittenhouse faced five criminal charges and claimed self-defense during the trial. Those charges include: First-degree reckless homicide: A felony punishable by up to 60 years in prisonFirst-degree reckless endangering safety: A felony punishable by 12 1/2 years in prisonFirst-degree intentional homicide: Carries a mandatory life sentenceAttempted first-degree intentional homicide: Carries a maximum sentence of 60 yearsFirst-degree recklessly endangering safety: A felony punishable by 12 1/2 years in prison He was also charge with possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 but that was later dropped by Judge Bruce Schroeder. Following the verdict, protests began to break out across the country. Protestors shut down the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City while in Portland, demonstrators reportedly forced open a jail gate, which resulted in the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office to declare a riot, according to CNN. According to state officials, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers authorized around 500 National Guard troops to be on standby in case they are needed after his verdict was announced. ...We continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local level to ensure the state provides support and resources to help keep the Kenosha community and greater area safe,... said Evers. ...I urge folks who are otherwise not from the area to please respect the community by reconsidering any plans to travel there and encourage those who might choose to assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights to do so safely and peacefully.... We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
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