John Huber filed the lawsuit in 2021 after son Anthony Huber was shot and killed by Rittenhouse, who had opened fire after Huber hit him with a skateboard during a protest in Kenosha, Wisc.
His father is accusing law enforcement of allowing a dangerous situation that violated his son’s constitutional rights and led to his death.
Huber alleged that Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, conspired with police to harm the protesters. Rittenhouse said he went to Kenosha from Illinois to help keep order.
[The plaintiffs in these lawsuits might have an easier time suing the city for its failure to ensure peace. Good luck getting a jury to assign Rittenhouse any liability, though. Both Huber and Grosskreutz (filing separately) actively stoked that confrontation, and that is why a previous jury acquitted Rittenhouse on self-defense grounds. — Ed]
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