Who was Joseph D. Rosenbaum and how did he die in the Kenosha protests?

JOSEPH D. Rosenbaum was shot in the head on August 25, 2020, during the heated Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin. 

Rosenbaum left behind his now 3-year-old daughter who lives in Waco, Texas. 

Facebook/Joseph RosenbaumRosenbaum left behind his now 3-year-old daughter who lives in Waco[/caption]

Who was Joseph D. Rosenbaum?

Joseph D. Rosenbaum was 36 years old when he was one of two protesters who were shot during the fiery protests in Kenosha following the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.

Rosenbaum reportedly had battled bipolar disorder and was homeless, according to The Washington Post, which claimed he had been discharged from a hospital earlier in the day after a suicide attempt. 

He is said to have spent more than a decade in prison in Arizona after being convicted of sexual conduct with a minor.

“He wasn’t down there as a rioter or a looter,” Rosenbaum’s fiancée told the Post in reference to August 25. “Why was he there? I have no answer. I ask myself that question every day.”

Who killed him in the Kenosha protests?

Rosenbaum was one of the victims shot by Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, according to authorities.

He left behind his 3-year-old daughter in Texas and a fiancée.

“May you forever be with the angels and rest easy bro. I love you!” his sister wrote on Facebook.

A GoFundMe page was set up by his friend Adriana Garcia to help his fiancée with his funeral and burial costs.

“I am raising money to help support my friend jojo,” the description stated. “He died last night in the protest for Jacob Blake.

“R.I.P TO BOTH,” she wrote in reference to Huber.

“His girlfriend and I are trying to raise money for a funeral and for him to be cremated. If you can help in ANY way PLEASE do.”

The GoFundMe page has since closed after raising $26,409 which was $1,409 more than the goal.

Facebook/Joseph RosenbaumThe 36-year-old is survived by his daughter[/caption]

Who else did Kyle Rittenhouse kill? 

The shooting claimed the lives of Anthony Huber, 26, and Rosenbaum.

According to Twitter, Huber was a talented skateboarder and a GoFundMe page was created by Huber’s relatives to help his girlfriend Hannah Gittings. 

It was created to raise money for Huber’s funeral costs and other expenses incurred by his loss.

“On Tuesday 8/26 Anthony decided to use his voice and stand up for a cause that meant something. While peacefully protesting Anthony selflessly tried to Aid in taking down an attacker when he was gunned down,” the page description writes.

“Anthony leaves behind a significant other and a stepdaughter who need our help. 

“They are in need of money very fast. she can’t retrieve her house or car keys from his body or see him until they find a funeral home and pay for it. 

“Please help if you can. Anthony was a hero.”

“Go out there and skate as hard as you can,” Gittings wrote on the page, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The GoFundMe page is no longer accepting donations but says they received a total of $21,988.

What is happening in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial?

Rittenhouse testified on November 10, 2021, and burst into tears when he described the moment with he says Rosenbaum came toward him.

During the cross-examination, Rittenhouse told prosecutors he selected the AR-15 rifle because it “looked cool” and he did not “intend to kill anyone.”

“I didn’t intend to kill them,” Rittenhouse said. “I intended to stop the people who were attacking me”

Although Rittenhouse said it was never his intention, he did admit to using “deadly force” to allegedly stop his attacker.

“I didn’t know if it was going to kill them, but I used deadly force to stop the threat that was attacking me,” he said.

On Monday, November 15, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a weapons charge against Rittenhouse. The charge dismissed wasa one count of illegal possession of a dangerous weapon by someone under 18 years of age.

Following four days of jury deliberations, Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges.

What happened in the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting?

Rittenhouse was arrested by police in August 2020 and charged with first-degree murder for shooting two people.

He allegedly fled Wisconsin for his home state following the shooting.

It is unclear if Rittenhouse is a member of the Kenosha Guard Militia.

Although it is unclear if Rittenhouse is a member of the Kenosha Guard Militia, a video surfaced online that showed Rittenhouse with members of the militia getting bottles of water from a law enforcement officer in an armored vehicle.

Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth, who appeared at the same event, said deputies would toss water to anyone.

“If someone came walking past, I don’t care if they’re a protester or who they are, they would pass water,” he said. 

“We have cases. People have come to our command posts … We have pallets of water and Gatorade.”

Another militia group called the boogaloo also attended the demonstrations in Kenosha.

A member named Justin Mishler claimed they are not affiliated with the Kenosha militia and he also said Rittenhouse is not affiliated with the boogaloos.

“He’s not one of us,” Mishler said of Rittenhouse in 2020.