One of the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot during the 2020 riots has sued the teenager, arguing that the shooting caused emotional distress and humiliation.
Rittenhouse shot Gaige Grosskreutz and two others in Kenosha, Wisconsin during riots that exploded after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in 2021.
Grosskreutz was the only one who survived.
“But he must live with the physical and emotional wounds inflicted by Defendant Rittenhouse,” the new suit states.
The suit also names the city of Kenosha, Kenosha County, and several law enforcement officials.
It alleges the defendants conspired to deprive Grosskreutz of his constitutional rights and to obstruct justice, as well as retaliation against Grosskreutz for participating in protests….