Newsweek By Giulia Carbonaro On 2/2/23
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of one of the two men killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020 has been allowed to proceed against Rittenhouse, Kenosha police officers and others, a Wisconsin federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
The lawsuit, initially filed by Anthony Huber's father John Huber in 2021, draws a link between Rittenhouse's actions and those of law enforcement present at the scene of the protests. Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time, fatally shot two men and injured another.
The lawsuit accuses Kenosha police officers of allowing a dangerous situation that violated his son's constitutional rights and resulted in his death. It also alleges that Rittenhouse, who claimed he acted in self-defense and was found not guilty of murder in 2021, conspired with officers to harm protestors.
It's the first time Kenosha law enforcement will face legal scrutiny for the shootings.
The actions—and inaction—of police during the night of the protests have already been criticized by many, including Leah Watson of the American Civil Liberties Union, a senior staff attorney who in November 2021 wrote that the actions of Kenosha police "played a critical part" in the deaths of the two men at the hands of Rittenhouse.
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