The man accused of shooting three people -- two fatally -- during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year will stand trial this month.
Defense lawyers say Kyle Rittenhouse, then 17, was acting in self-defense last August when he shot and killed Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and injured Gaige Grosskreutz, now 27.Last week, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder said the three men can potentially be referred to as"rioters" or"looters" during the trial but reiterated his longstanding rule that attorneys not refer to them as"victims.
Tracking the suspect in the fatal Kenosha shootings 06:57Anthony HuberHuber, who was in the crowd of protesters with his girlfriend, was killed as Rittenhouse fled the scene of Rosenbaum's shooting, according to the complaint. Huber had turned 26 just four days earlier, according to an obituary. Huber spotted the armed man in the crowded street and he ran toward danger, his girlfriend, Hannah Gittings, told CNN in an interview last year. "He pushed me out of the way and ran off.
Attorney for injured Kenosha protester raises questions 02:36Gaige Grosskreutz Rittenhouse shot and injured Grosskreutz last, who approached him shortly after Huber was shot, the criminal complaint alleged. Grosskreutz ducked to the ground when Huber was shot and took a step back, according to the complaint. He put his hands in the air and then began to move toward Rittenhouse, who then fired one shot, hitting Grosskreutz in the arm, according to the complaint.
CNN Exclusive: Sole survivor of Kenosha protests shootings speaks out 03:43Since the shooting, he had to undergo several surgeries and treatments."I'm missing 90% of my bicep," he said last year."This has not been easy emotionally, physically. I'm in constant pain, like excruciating pain that just doesn't go away -- both in my arm, in my heart.
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