{"id":2804,"date":"2021-11-26T12:49:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T17:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2021-11-26T12:49:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T17:49:30","slug":"kyle-rittenhouse-found-not-guilty-on-all-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/kyle-rittenhouse-found-not-guilty-on-all-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on all Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer, during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, James Blake, a Black man was shot seven times in the back by Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer Rusten Shekey. Blake is now paralyzed. The shooting occurred in front of Blake\u2019s three children. The officer who caused Blake\u2019s horrific injuries will not press charges. Protests erupted in Kenosha and there was outrage nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the protests came looting and discretion and property. Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, traveled to Kenosha brandishing an AR-15. He claimed he was present at the protests to protect people and property. Rittenhouse was pursued by a group of protestors. Joseph Rosenbaum, who was unarmed, launched at Rittenhouse in an attempt to grab his rifle. Rittenhouse shot him four times. After shooting, he was then chased by a crowd of at least a dozen people, he tripped and fell after being hit in the head. Maurice Freeland then attempted to jump-kick Rittenhouse and missed both shots Rittenhouse fired. While Rittenhouse was still on the ground, Anthony Huber struck him on the shoulder with a skateboard and attempted to take his rifle. Rittenhouse shot him in the chest, killing him. Finally, Gaige Grosskretuz approached Rittenhouse while pointing a handgun at him, Rittenhouse shot him again in the right arm.<\/p>\n<p>Rittenhouse was charged with two counts of homicide, one count of attempted homicide, two counts of reckless endangerment, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm, and one count of curfew violation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/kyle-rittenhouse-found-not-guilty-on-all-charges\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on all Charges\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer, during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, James Blake, a Black man was shot seven times in the back by Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer Rusten Shekey. Blake is now paralyzed. The shooting occurred in front of Blake\u2019s three children. The officer who caused Blake\u2019s horrific injuries will not press charges. 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