Kenosha police accused of ‘deputizing’ militia vigilantes during Jacob Blake protests
by Edward Helmore from on (#5QTFB)
Lawsuit brought by Gaige Grosskreutz, who was wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse during anti-police brutality protests in August 2020
The police department in the Wisconsin city of Kenosha is facing new legal action after being accused of deputizing" a group of militia vigilantes during anti-police brutality protests last year in which 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse killed two people.
The action, brought by Gaige Grosskreutz, who was wounded during the incident, alleges that local police effectively deputized a band of white nationalist vigilantes" during protests sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake, who is now paralyzed from the waist down, by a white police officer.
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