Rosenbaum and Huber, 26, were killed, and Grosskreutz, now 27, was wounded. Rittenhouse fired an AR-15-style weapon eight times in all during the unrest: four shots at Rosenbaum, who was unarmed two shots at an unarmed unknown individual who kicked Rittenhouse one fatal shot at Anthony Huber, who hit Rittenhouse with a skateboard and one shot at Gaige Grosskreutz, who was holding a gun, according to prosecutors. The ensuing public anger led to incidents of violence and destruction that night and the next night, pushing some people to arm themselves and take the community’s safety into their own hands. On August 23, 2020, a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, multiple times in the back. The violence in Kenosha, a city of about 100,000 people, came amid a tense summer of protests and unrest as masses of people denounced how American police treated Black people. Most of the facts of what happened that night are not up for debate – rather, the heart of the trial is the analysis of Rittenhouse’s actions and whether they can be considered “reasonable.” However, Richards said Rittenhouse acted in self-defense, describing Rosenbaum as the aggressor and the others as part of a “mob.” In opening statements, the prosecution said evidence would show Rittenhouse chased down and fatally shot Rosenbaum, 36, and then shot at three other people who tried to confront what they believed to be an active shooter. (Mark Hertzberg /Pool Photo via AP) Mark Hertzberg/Pool/Zuma/APįriend who bought gun for Kyle Rittenhouse says the teen was 'freaking out,' pale and sweaty after Kenosha shootings Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. Kyle Rittenhouse sits inside the courtroom before his trial begins at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis, on Tuesday, Nov. Rittenhouse, now 18, has pleaded not guilty to seven charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree attempted intentional homicide. The aerial video was one of about a dozen videos played in court Wednesday that, taken together, showed what happened before, during and after Rittenhouse killed two men and wounded another in Kenosha. Rittenhouse, then 17, runs away from Rosenbaum before the teenager ultimately turns and shoots him four times, the video shows. The video shows the two stop and interact, and Rosenbaum, who was unarmed, then begins to run toward Rittenhouse, who is armed with a rifle. The infrared video, grainy and shot from 8,500 feet overhead, shows Rittenhouse hustling along a sidewalk and passing Rosenbaum, who is positioned next to a cluster of parked cars. New FBI infrared aerial surveillance video played in Kyle Rittenouse’s homicide trial Wednesday provides a unique angle into the final moments before the teenager fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum during the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August.
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