WATCH LIVE: Survivor of Kyle Rittenhouse shooting testifies at Kenosha trial
November 08, 2021
Gaige Grosskreutz, who was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is currently testifying in his trial. Rittenhouse is charged with five felony counts, including first-degree homicide.
Anti-police protests erupted in Kenosha after a white policeman grievously injured and paralyzed a Black man, Jacob Blake, shooting him in the back repeatedly during an arrest attempt.
A resident of Antioch, Illinois, Rittenhouse drove the 20 miles (30 kilometers) to Kenosha where he joined dozens of others who said they were there to protect local businesses from looting and damage after rioting.
Several videos captured his movements that night.
On one of them, Rittenhouse seems to flee just before another young man falls to the ground with a gunshot wound to his head.
On another, he is seen being chased by a small group of protesters. He falls down, then points his weapon. The sound of shots being fired is clearly audible.
Since then, Rittenhouse has become a hero-figure in some right-wing and pro-gun circles, where the protests of 2020 were blamed on violent radicals.
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With additional reporting by AFP
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