Update: On Nov. The Associated Press reported on the jury's verdict here. Original story: In attempt to justify the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse β the year-old accused of shooting three people, killing two, with a semi-automatic rifle during a protest on Aug.
The makeshift investigations revealed what hardline conservatives believed to be proof of criminal wrongdoing by the deceased β Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36 βas well as by Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, who shot was shot in the arm and survived.
One blog post alleged :. Anthony Huber was jailed for domestic violence. Joseph Rosenbaum was a pedophile. Gaige Grosskreutz was arrested and charged with burglary among other crimes [ Ultimately, the focus on the victims' backgrounds aimed to prove Rittenhouse's actions defensible, and discredit an underlying belief by the political left: that the victims acted heroically, and were wrongfully targeted by the armed teenager at the protest.
And though the rumors about the shooting victims varied in severity and nature, many alleged this: Huber was a known offender of domestic violence and rapist ; Rosenbaum had sexually abused children; Grosskreutz had been arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes , including felony burglary, and all three victims were convicted felons. Based on court records and inmate rosters, aspects of those claims were indeed accurate, while others were outright false.
What follows is an explanation of those findings, as well as everything we know about the incident that made the three men symbols of the country's political divide, at the request of Snopes readers to investigate the wide-ranging online campaign to celebrate Rittenhouse, and smear the reputations of his alleged victims.
