Kyle Rittenhouse trial: New FBI aerial surveillance video shows
The video was shot from high above, and it’s difficult to clearly distinguish the identities of the two men running. During his testimony, Det. Martin Howard with the Kenosha Police Department confirmed the identities of the two men in the final few seconds before the shooting.
Prosecutors had previously said the infrared surveillance video could show that, at least at some point during the night of the fatal shootings, it was Rittenhouse who was following Rosenbaum.
Rittenhouse’s attorney, Mark Richards, argued Rosenbaum chased Rittenhouse.
Prosecutors played about 10 videos in court Wednesday that, taken together, showed what happened before, during and after Rittenhouse killed two men and wounded another in Kenosha. Rittenhouse, now 18, has pleaded not guilty to seven charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree attempted intentional homicide.
In opening statements, the prosecution said evidence would show Rittenhouse chased down and fatally shot Rosenbaum, 36, and then shot at three other people who tried to confront what they believed to be an active shooter. However, Richards said Rittenhouse acted in self-defense, describing Rosenbaum as the aggressor and the others as part of a “mob.”
Most of the facts of what happened that night are not up for debate — rather, the heart of the trial is the analysis of Rittenhouse’s actions and whether they can be considered “reasonable.”
Rittenhouse fired an AR-15-style weapon eight times in all during the unrest: four shots at Rosenbaum, who was unarmed; two shots at an unarmed unknown individual who kicked Rittenhouse; one fatal shot at Anthony Huber, who hit Rittenhouse with a skateboard; and one shot at Gaige Grosskreutz, who was holding a gun, according to prosecutors.
Series of videos show person fired a gunshot before Rosenbaum was killed
In the grainy new video, Rittenhouse is moving rapidly along a sidewalk by himself. The sidewalk leads to a parking lot, where Rosenbaum is positioned next to a cluster of parked cars.
Richards, Rittenhouse’s attorney, alleges that Rosenbaum was in the parking lot setting a Duramax on fire.
“As Kyle (Rittenhouse) … comes to the Duramax, this individual, Mr. Rosenbaum, begins to come out of his hiding place,” said Richards, pointing to Rosenbaum in the video.
Howard confirmed the attorney’s statement while on the stand. He also confirmed that Rosenbaum was wearing a mask.
Richards argued that Rosenbaum “was in hiding” as Rittenhouse arrived at the parking lot, which Howard confirmed.
Rittenhouse slows down in the video, and there appears to be some kind of…
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