Stop lying. The majority of the rounds that hit Rosenbaum were in the front. The Coroner testified that the rounds that hit Rosenbaum in the shoulder, then the back were the last two fired by Rittenhouse and were fired as Rosenbaum was falling and twisting as he hit the ground. It was less than two seconds from the first round to the last.
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Rosenbaum
In the hours leading up to the shooting, prosecution witnesses described Rosenbaum as "hyperaggressive and acting out in a violent manner"
Witnesses described Rosenbaum carrying around a chain, trying to light fires, throwing rocks, and trying to provoke fights with people by "false stepping" at them.One witness described Rosenbaum "very bluntly asking people to shoot him saying "shoot me,
nigga", to which other protesters displayed negative reactions.
Another witness described how, accompanied by Rittenhouse, he tried to calm a disagreement between Rosenbaum and another man when Rosenbaum made threats to kill both of them, saying "if I catch any of you guys alone tonight, I'm going to ******* kill you!".The witness stated that he believed the threat was directed at both himself and Rittenhouse and that Rittenhouse had heard the threat."
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Video footage showed Rittenhouse being pursued across a parking lot by a group of people. During the chase, Rosenbaum threw a plastic bag containing socks, underwear, and deodorant at Rittenhouse.
Ziminski fired a shot into the air, and was later charged with disorderly conduct using a dangerous weapon. After the shot was fired, Rittenhouse turned around, to see Rosenbaum now only a few feet away from him. According to McGinniss, who was standing near Rittenhouse at the time, Rosenbaum then shouted "**** you!" and "lunged" at Rittenhouse and grabbed the barrel of his rifle. Rittenhouse then fired four shots at Rosenbaum, killing him. The bullets perforated Rosenbaum's heart, aorta, pulmonary artery and right lung, fractured his pelvis, and caused minor wounds to his left thigh and forehead."