Rittenhouse, facing charges of homicide and other offenses, took the stand on Wednesday to testify about the August 2020 shooting that killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber as well as injured Gaige Grosskreutz.
As Kyle Rittenhouse detailed his encounter with Joseph Rosenbaum, who was pursuing the teen when he turned and shot him four times, he started to breathe heavily and lose his composure, appearing to shed tears as the judge called for a break https://t.co/3bo4MNmZuk pic.twitter.com/cDk8diGCq6
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 10, 2021
Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, shot the three men while carrying an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle during a protest against the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by a White police officer, according to The Associated Press. Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty to the charges and says he acted in self-defense.
