![]() Like his great-aunt, Huber's girlfriend, Hannah Gittings, has also been a fixture at the courthouse. "I did not hear I'm sorry that I killed these people." "I did not hear remorse from him," Hughes said. Rittenhouse killed her great nephew, Huber, with a single gunshot to the chest when Huber swung his skateboard at the Antioch teenager as he ran, just seconds after he shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum. ![]() ![]() "He's looked me in the eyes several times," said Susan Hughes, Anthony Huber's great aunt. RELATED: Kenosha shooting victims depicted differently throughout trial Rittenhouse was 17 when he went from his home in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha after businesses in the city were ransacked and burned over the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer.Ĭarrying a weapon that authorities said was illegally purchased for the underage Rittenhouse, he joined other armed citizens in what he said was an effort to protect property and provide medical aid.īystander and drone video captured most of the frenzied chain of events that followed: Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, then shot to death protester Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded demonstrator Gaige Grosskreutz, now 28. “I hope everyone can accept the verdict, remain peaceful, and let the community of Kenosha heal and rebuild.SEE MORE: Prosecution rests drone video shows shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum “I believe justice has been served in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial,” Sen. Huber’s parents told the Washington Post they’re “heartbroken and angry” over the verdict, and feel “there is no accountability for the person who murdered our son.” Meanwhile, Ben Crump - an attorney representing the Blake family - said in a statement the Rittenhouse case “has pulled back the curtain on the profound cracks in our justice system,” arguing, “If we were talking about a Black man, the conversation and outcome would be starkly different.” Contra The case’s polarizing nature was on display Friday on Kenosha’s courthouse steps, where Rittenhouse supporters reportedly celebrated the verdict while critics like Blake’s uncle Justin Blake decried the decision just feet away. Some conservatives have backed Rittenhouse’s self-defense claims, but observers on the left have cast him as a vigilante. The trial has captured nationwide attention. They argued he didn’t need to fire repeatedly at Rosenbaum, and say he provoked the subsequent violence by appearing to be an active shooter. Meanwhile, prosecutors painted Rittenhouse as an inexperienced vigilante and “wannabe soldier” whose presence in Kenosha was unsolicited and unhelpful. They said Rosenbaum threatened Rittenhouse and tried to take his gun, Huber struck his neck with a skateboard and reached for the rifle, and Grosskreutz pointed a gun. Rittenhouse’s attorneys acknowledged during the trial the case isn’t a “whodunit,” but argued their client feared for his life and acted in self-defense. He ultimately shot Rosenbaum, Huber and Grosskreutz in a set of chaotic moments at the protest, and pleaded not guilty to homicide. In August 2020, then-17-year-old Rittenhouse visited Kenosha with a rifle and medic kit, claiming he intended to protect a local business amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. The judge removed a minor charge for violating a city-imposed curfew due to insufficient evidence, and he tossed out a misdemeanor charge for being a minor in possession of a dangerous weapon after defense attorneys argued the law only applies to short-barreled guns, not the AR-15-style rifle used by Rittenhouse. Prosecutors initially charged Rittenhouse with two other smaller offenses, but Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed them.
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