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Prosecutors showed several videos, asking Rittenhouse to detail several actions he undertook both leading up to, and following, the shootings. Prosecutors also pressed Rittenhouse on why he didn't render first aid to any of the individuals that were shot, with Rittenhouse saying that he still felt threatened and felt he had to flee the scene to escape imminent danger. After Rittenhouse's testimony, the defense is expected to call an expert on police use of force to the stand.

Prosecutor Thomas Binger wants to use video to cross-examine Rittenhouse, which depicts aerial video of the shooting scene. The defense is objecting to this, saying that using the "pinch and zoom" function on such a video would alter the video by inserting additional pixels.

The judge has asked the prosecution to find an expert that can testify as to the reliability of pinched and zoomed video. The prosecution asked for court to be adjourned so such an expert could be found, but the judge did not grant that request. Binger still being watched by the prosecution and the judge after his previous rebuke.

Rittenhouse attorney Mark Richards suggested Binger might be attempting to provoke a mistrial. The defense asked for a mistrial with prejudice, meaning that if it is granted, Rittenhouse cannot be retried in the shootings. Skip to content. Kyle Rittenhouse. Our redesigned local news and weather app is live! Download it for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts. Kyle Rittenhouse held his own on the witness stand Wednesday as he fought to keep himself out of prison for shooting three people during a protest in Wisconsin, for the most part conveying a calm demeanor and eliciting two major missteps from prosecutors, legal experts said.

Kyle Rittenhouse Nov Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand during his murder trial, but his testimony was briefly halted as the teen began to discuss the moments he first fired his gun on Aug. After showing several videos of Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shooting his second victim, Anthony Huber, and his third, Gaige Grosskreutz, who was injured in the arm, prosecutors attempted to dismantle the teenager's claims of self-defense. Rittenhouse said Hubert struck him with his skateboard before he fatally shot him in the chest.

He claimed that shooting Hubert "would no longer be a threat to my safety. After shooting Huber, Rittenhouse opened fire on Grosskreutz, who admitted to having a handgun in his hand. The prosecutor questioned how the handgun was more of a threat than Rittenhouse's own rifle. Rittenhouse attempted to justify his actions by explaining that Grosskreutz was moving toward him with the gun.

Rittenhouse shot Grosskreutz and said he tried to find police to turn himself in — but heard Grosskreutz calling for a medic. After the lead prosecutor concluded his questions, Rittenhouse stepped off the stand after nearly a full day of questioning. The jury was then dismissed for the rest of the day.

Close to tears, Rittenhouse tries to explain why he killed the first victim: "He would've used it and killed me with it and probably killed more people. In a tense line of questioning from the state prosecutor, Rittenhouse explained why he fired the four shots that ultimately killed Joseph Rosenbaum.

Rosenbaum take my firearm from me, he would've used it and killed me with it and probably killed more people," Rittenhouse said. Thomas Binger, the prosecutor, questioned why he felt threatened when Rosenbaum did not physically touch his body. Flustered and on the verge of tears, Rittenhouse claimed, "He could have ran away instead of trying to take my gun from me. The prosecutor wanted to understand why Rittenhouse wanted to scare Rosenbaum: "You felt you were about to die That's what you wanted him to feel.

Rosenbaum," Rittenhouse said. When asked why he continued firing after the first shot, he said, "I continued to shoot until he was no longer a threat to me. The state then showed a video of Rittenhouse falsely telling the crowd that Rosenbaum had a gun. On the stand, he admitted that Rosenbaum was not armed. Defense attorneys objected to prosecutors showing a video of Rittenhouse shooting Rosenbaum, the first person he fatally shot that night.

They claimed zooming in on the video, which was being displayed on an iPad, could potentially alter the image. The judge was unaware whether pinching and zooming in on the video to enhance the view would cause any distortion and told the prosecutors that they should find an expert to speak to the technology. Prosecutor Thomas Binger challenged the objection, saying zooming in on Apple products is now a fact of everyday life, whether on an iPad or iPhone.

After a recess, the state showed the video but did not appear to zoom in, instead opting to move the screen so that all the parties, including the jury, could see it. The prosecutor played video clips from an interview Rittenhouse gave the night of the shooting.

When a journalist asks if he is an EMT, Rittenhouse says yes — which turned out to be a lie. Earlier Wednesday, Rittenhouse said he responded to a car dealership where the protests were taking place to put out fires. He also claimed to help two people who were wounded at the scene. The defense said it was making a motion for a mistrial with prejudice, meaning Rittenhouse could not be re-tried.

The request came after the prosecutor questioned Rittenhouse over his silence following the arrest. The defense claimed the prosecution acted in "bad faith" because Rittenhouse's choice was protected under the Fifth Amendment. However, the prosecutor, Thomas Binger, pointed to several media interviews where Rittenhouse discussed the shooting following his arrest.

He said, 'there was a gun pointed at me, I was in fear for my life. Didn't do a good job. CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. He's on trial for homicide. Homicide is a different matter Rittenhouse told Binger that he thought he could possess a rifle, but not purchase it at the age of 17 in Wisconsin. I believe it's 18 in Wisconsin for a pistol, but with the rifle, I knew I could possess that rifle.

Rittenhouse also told Binger that the rifle got in the way at times when he was trying to treat people at the protests in Kenosha that night. Kyle Rittenhouse was asked during cross-examination about an interview that he gave to a video journalist the night of the shooting.

The prosecution played video clips from that interview during Rittenhouse's testimony. In one clip, the person taking the video asks Rittenhouse if he is a certified emergency medical technician. In the video, Rittenhouse replies yes. After the clip was played, prosecutor Thomas Binger asked Rittenhouse if he lied during the interview that he was an EMT. Here was the rest of the exchange:. Prosecutor Thomas Binger questioned Kyle Rittenhouse about why he felt it necessary to bring a weapon to the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer.

When asked by Binger why he thought anyone would attack him at the protests, Rittenhouse said, "I don't know. Here's more from the exchange between Binger and Rittenhouse:. Sort by Latest Oldest Dropdown arrow. Rittenhouse says he did nothing wrong: Rittenhouse defended his actions in Kenosha, in the wake of the protests related to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in August , telling the court " I didn't do anything wrong.

I defended myself. Emotional testimony: Rittenhouse broke down on the stand while describing the night of the shooting prompting the judge to call a minute recess Rittenhouse says he was "ambushed": Rittenhouse testified that Joseph Rosenbaum, who he shot and killed, had threatened to kill him and said he "came out from behind the car and ambushed me" before the shooting. He said later in his testimony that he believed Rosenbaum "tried to take my gun," adding, "if he would have taken my gun he would've used it against me" and "killed me.

Motion for a mistrial: Defense attorney Corey Chirafisi said in court this afternoon that the defense is making a motion for a mistrial with prejudice claiming the prosecutor, ADA Thomas Binger, committed "what amounts to prosecutorial overreach. Judge admonishes the prosecutor: Twice during cross-examination, Schroeder asked the jury to leave the courtroom and then sharply admonished Binger for his line of questioning.