![]() ![]() “ I do think that he appeared very regretful, and I think that he was immensely prepped.” “ It did not change my initial perspective of Kyle and what I think the verdict should be,” said Young Democrats leader senior Emilie Hankla. This reaction is said to have swayed the jury from their initial perspective. ![]() This crying sparked controversy over whether this was a genuine reaction or a premeditated response. The trial started off with an emotional first day as Kyle Rittenhouse broke down into tears on the stand while recounting what happened the night of the shooting. 1, where he faced five charges: first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse began on Nov. “I believe that there is plenty of blame to go around none of the people involved should have been there,” said Berry. ![]() Rittenhouse turned himself in the next day to the police in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois. Rittenhouse shot him in the arm, testifying he thought the gun was pointed at his head. Another man, Gaige Grosskreuzt, who was also running toward Rittenhouse, halted and put his hands up, in one of which he was carrying a handgun. Rittenhouse responded by fatally shooting Huber. ![]() Amid this chaos, Anthony Huber ran up to Rittenhouse and, in an attempt to stop him, hit him with his skateboard and grabbed at the rifle. This prompted a crowd to start chasing Rittenhouse as he fled the scene. At that moment, Rosenbaum threw a plastic bag at Rittenhouse, and Rittenhouse turned back around and fatally shot Rosenbaum four times. Later that night, Rittenhouse came in contact with Rosenbaum again at an abandoned parking lot where Rosenbaum started running toward him, and Rittenhouse turned to run away. Rittenhouse testified that “Rosenbaum was walking with a steel chain… he was just mad about something.” Rosenbaum then shouted at Rittenhouse and Balch, “If I catch any of you alone, I’m going to kill you.” He was at the protest after his fiance kicked him out of their motel room. During this time, Rittenhouse had his first encounter with Joseph Rosenbaum, who had been released from the hospital earlier that day after a suicide attempt. “ I think it was ill-advised to put a 17-year-old with a gun in that situation,” said George Berry, faculty advisor of the Young Conservatives.Īfter arriving at the car dealership with his friend, Ryan Balch, Rittenhouse testified that he wandered the streets to offer medical help and put out fires. Rittenhouse claimed he went to the protests to offer medical aid and protect a car dealership while carrying an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle acquired from his friend. Blake died Violence erupted shortly after the protests started bricks and fireworks were thrown at police officers, who, in turn, responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Blake had a warrant for his arrest, but when Shekey arrived to detain him, he believed that Blake was pulling out a knife, and he reacted by shooting Blake seven times. The Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha was in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake by officer Rusten Sheskey. Three hours later, two men were dead, another was injured, and Rittenhouse faced murder charges. In August 2020, Rittenhouse made his way to a Black Lives Matter in Kenosha, Washington organized in protest in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting. 19, after a highly controversial and dramatic trial, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree intentional homicide, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Rittenhouse support rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin ![]()
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