Category: Kenosha

First Man Shot by Rittenhouse Had Hand Over Rifle Barrel, Trial Hears

The first man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year in close proximity to the teenager, with his hand over the barrel of the rifle the teen was carrying, a pathologist testified on Tuesday. Rittenhouse was being chased by Joseph Rosenbaum through the parking lot of a car dealership on Aug. 25, 2020,…


Kenosha Detective Says Prosecutor Asked to Not Execute Phone Warrant on Key Witness

One of the attorneys prosecuting Kyle Rittenhouse advised Kenosha Police Department Detective Ben Antaramian to not execute a warrant to search the cell phone records of Gaige Grosskreutz, a key witness of the shooting. During his cross-examination on Nov. 8, Antaramian confirmed that one of the prosecutors advised him to not execute a warrant to search…


Rittenhouse Trial: Kenosha Detective Says Prosecutor Asked to Not Execute Phone Warrant on Key Witness

One of the attorneys prosecuting Kyle Rittenhouse advised Kenosha Police Department Detective Ben Antaramian to not execute a warrant to search the cell phone records of Gaige Grosskreutz, a key witness of the shooting. During his cross-examination on Nov. 8, Antaramian confirmed that one of the prosecutors advised him to not execute a warrant to search…


Man Who Survived Rittenhouse Shooting Says He Was Pointing Gun at Teenager

The man who survived getting shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin last year said Monday he was pointing his gun at the teenager when he was fired upon. Gaige Grosskreutz testified during Rittenhouse’s murder trial in Kenosha, where the shootings happened on Aug. 25, 2020. “It wasn’t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced…


Man Says He Was Pointing Gun at Rittenhouse When Teenager Shot Him

The man who survived getting shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin last year said Monday he was pointing his gun at the teenager when he was fired upon. Gaige Grosskreutz testified during Rittenhouse’s murder trial in Kenosha, where the shootings happened on Aug. 25, 2020. “It wasn’t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced…


Witnesses: First Man Shot by Rittenhouse Threatened Teen, Lunged for Gun

Two witnesses to the shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year said Rosenbaum was amped up, threated Rittenhouse, and at one point tried grabbing the teenager’s rifle. “I think it was very clear to me that he was reaching specifically for the weapon,” Richie McGinniss, one of the witnesses, said while…


Never-Before-Seen FBI Video Shows Key Moments Before Rittenhouse Shot First Man

Aerial FBI surveillance footage was shown to the public for the first time this week during Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial. The infrared footage, captured from an FBI airplane hovering about 9,000 feet high, shows the moments before Rittenhouse shot Joseph Rosenbaum on Aug. 25, 2021. Rittenhouse, then 17, mortally wounded Rosenbaum, who was approaching him…


Prosecutors Show Rittenhouse Trial Jurors Video of Protests

KENOSHA, Wis.—The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial over a string of shootings on the streets of Kenosha watched one of the central pieces of video evidence Wednesday—footage of a man chasing Rittenhouse and throwing a plastic bag at him just before the man was gunned down. Someone is heard yelling “F— you!,” followed by…


Witness: Rittenhouse Said He Acted in Self-Defense; People ‘Were Trying to Hurt Him’

The first witness called in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial told the court room on Nov. 2 that his friend was acting in self-defense when he shot three men in Wisconsin last year. “He just said he had to do it; it was self-defense,” Dominick Black, who was dating Rittenhouse’s sister last year, said on the…


Judge Warns Jurors in Rittenhouse Trial Against Relying on Media, Says Some Stories ‘Sloppy’

The judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial has warned potential jurors against relying on media reports, asserting journalists have been “irresponsible and sloppy” in reporting on cases he’s heard. “I’m not bashing anybody, but I am going to talk about what you need to do, what you need to be thinking about if you are…