Kenosha, Wisconsin (AP) —A man seriously injured when shot by Kyle Rittenhouse on the night of protests against racial injustice testified as a prosecutor near the end of a youth murder case this week. intend to do something. ..
Gaiji Grosskreutz, 27, who was walking towards the Rittenhouse and holding a gun in his hand, was shot in the arm shortly after the Rittenhouse. Shot deadly the other two On the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Testimony in the first week of the Rittenhaus trial showed that bystanders came to Grosskreutz’s help and placed a tourniquet on his arm before putting him in a rush car to the hospital.
The 18-year-old Rittenhaus was charged with shooting Großkreutz on August 25, 2020, and shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Hoover.The medical kit he said is Safeguard properties From the demo that happened above Shooting Jacob Blake, A black man by a white Kenosha police officer.
The Rittenhouse is as white as the three men he shot, but the incident is Raised polarized questions about racial justice, police, firearms, and white privileges..
Prosecutor in the first week of the Rittenhaus trial Played a lot of videos I showed the events of the night from various angles. The jury heard testimony from the people at Rittenhouse, police officers, and loved ones of the deceased man.
Former Marine Jason Rakowski, who was on the streets of Kenosha with his rifle, testified on Friday about Rosenbaum, the man Rittenhaus first shot. Lackowski said Rosenbaum is acting “warlike” But it didn’t seem to pose a serious threat.
Lackowski said he considered Rosenbaum a “bubbling idiot” and turned his back and ignored it. He admitted that nothing was seen, including the last clash between Rittenhaus and Rosenbaum.
Other witnesses testified last week that “super-aggressive” Rosenbaum was angry and threatened to kill Rittenhouse that night and was shot after Rosenbaum chased Rittenhouse. Rush for a young man’s rifle..
Prosecutors also used Rittenhaus as a bloody instigator Inexperienced teenager who misrepresented his age and medical training to others that night.. Rittenhouse lawyers claimed he acted in self-defense, and in particular suggested that Rittenhouse was afraid that his weapons would be stolen and used against him.
Rosenbaum’s fiancé, Karian Swat, revealed that he was taking medication for bipolar disorder and depression, but when he didn’t fill out a prescription because he boarded a local pharmacy because of anxiety. The prosecution was hit potentially. Bid to portray Rosenbaum as an invader.
The day he was killed, 36-year-old Rosenbaum was released from the Milwaukee hospital. The jury was told so, not why he was hospitalized after the attempted suicide.
The killing of Rosenbaum emerged as one of the most important moments of the night. It caused bloodshed that followed the moment.
Rittenhouse shot and killed Hoover, a 26-year-old protester seen in a video of a bystander hitting Rittenhouse on a skateboard. The Rittenhaus then injured Grosskreutz.
Rittenhouse could be sentenced to life imprisonment if convicted. After the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a fierce controversy over self-defense, vigilantism, right to armament, and racial insecurity around the United States.
Two juries were also dismissed last week.One man was dismissed due to subsequent potential bias He joked about Blake’s shooting She was sent to court guards and the pregnant woman was dismissed for feeling uncomfortable. Eighteen juries remain, and finally twelve are elected for deliberation.
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Bauer reported from Madison, Wisconsin. Forliti in Minneapolis.
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