Who was Joseph D. Rosenbaum, 36, and how did he die in the Kenosha protests?
JOSEPH D. Rosenbaum was a victim of the Kenosha protests and was shot dead Tuesday night during the demonstrations.
Rosenbaum leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter who lives in Waco, Texas.
Here is more on Joseph D. Rosenbaum’s death.
Who was Joseph D. Rosenbaum?
Joseph D. Rosenbaum, 36, was a victim of the Black Lives Matter protests that have gripped Kenosha, Wisconsin for the past four days.
Who killed him in the Kenosha protests?
Rosenbaum was a victim of a shooting believed to have been committed by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, according to authorities.
He leaves behind a 2-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 the other victim, Anthony 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.”
Who else did Kyle Rittenhouse kill?
The shooting claimed the lives of Anthony Huber, 26 and Rosenbaum.
Another unidentified 26-year-old was also struck but is expected to recover.
Huber was a talented skateboarder according to Twitter.
A GoFundMe page was created to help Huber’s girlfriend Hannah Gittings.
It was created to raise money for Huber’s funeral costs and other expenses incurred by his loss and has raised over $60,000 in less than 24 hours.
“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 step daughter 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.
What happened to Jacob Blake?
- Jacob Blake was shot at by Wisconsin police approximately seven times and is currently paralyzed from the waist down
- On Sunday evening, shocking footage emerged showing Blake being gunned down by police
- His family was sitting in the car as they watched police shoot him in the back
- Blake was reportedly gearing up to celebrate his son’s eighth birthday
Has he been arrested?
Rittenhouse was arrested by police and charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting two people.
The suspect allegedly fled Wisconsin for his home state following the shooting.
It is unclear if Rittenhouse is a member of the Kenosha militia.
A video surfacing the internet shows 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.
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A member named Justin Mishler claims that they are not affiliated with the Kenosha militia.
Mishler also said that Rittenhouse is not affiliated with the boogaloos.
“He’s not one of us,” Mishler said of Rittenhouse.