What we know about the victims of the Kenosha protest shooting.
Two Kenosha County men were killed and a West Allis man was wounded Tuesday night in a shooting during civil unrest over the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old selfdescribed militia member from Illinois, has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and five other charges in the Tuesday night shooting.
Here is what we know about the victims:
Anthony Huber, 26, of Silver Lake
Friends described Huber as a happy and laid-back guy who loved to skateboard.
“He was always a really sweet person. Always had a smile on his face,” said Max Seebeck, who grew up skateboarding with Huber in Kenosha.
Tim Kramer, 26, said he had known Huber since they were students at Lincoln Middle School in Kenosha.
“He was always really friendly. He got along with everybody. He was a classclown-type of guy. He loved skateboarding. It’s been a big part of his life.”
Kramer said he had not seen Huber in recent years but remembered him as having a gentle nature.
“I heard he was trying to save somebody from being shot,” said Seebeck.
The criminal complaint against Rittenhouse says Huber approached Rittenhouse, who was on the ground after firing two shots at a person, which both missed. Huber had a skateboard in his right hand and reached for the teen’s gun with his other hand.
Rittenhouse fired one round, hitting Huber in the chest. Huber staggered a few steps and then collapsed.
Fellow skateboarders gathered at a Kenosha skate park in his honor Wednesday, but they declined to speak for this article.
At least three Gofundme pages were launched to collect donations to help his family.
According to one page, Huber is survived by his longtime girlfriend and her daughter. The page had raised more
than $14,000 by Wednesday afternoon.
Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, of Kenosha
According to social media posts from friends and family, Rosenbaum is a Texas native. He moved to Kenosha within the last year.
The criminal complaint says Rosenbaum was unarmed. A witness told police Rosenbaum tried to grab Rittenhouse’s gun after following Rittenhouse to a parking lot. He was shot multiple times.
He leaves behind a fiancée and a young daughter.
“May you forever be with the angels and rest easy bro. I love you!” his sister wrote on Facebook.
Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, of West Allis
Grosskreutz was shot in the arm and is expected to survive.
Grosskreutz was in Kenosha on Tuesday with the Milwaukee-based social justice group the People’s Revolution
Movement, spokeswoman Bethany Crevensten said.
She said Grosskreutz was recuperating in a local hospital and was not available to speak.
She said the entire group of about 25 protesters was attacked Tuesday. She said their vehicles’ tires were slashed and Kenosha officials towed them, so owners were left stranded in the city.
Grosskreutz had volunteered as a medic at Black Lives Matter protests across Milwaukee this summer, according to WTMJ-TV.
A friend created a GoFundMe page to raise money for his recovery.
Grosskreutz is a senior at Northland College in Ashland and has an anticipated graduation date of December 2020, according to the registrar’s office at the college.
He previously worked as a special events coordinator, wilderness medical instructor and sea kayak guide at Lost Creek Adventures in Cornucopia, according to an online LinkedIn profile.