KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) \u2014 Claims filed on behalf of two men shot by an Illinois teen during a night of protests over a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, allege the city and Kenosha County were negligent in their response to the unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaige Grosskreutz, who was seriously wounded, and the parents of Anthony Huber, who was killed, have each filed $10 million claim notices with both the city and county. The notices usually are precursors to lawsuits filed against local governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grosskreutz and Huber were shot by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse on Aug. 25 during violent protests that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left partially paralyzed when a white officer fired numerous shots into his back as police tried to arrest him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rittenhouse, who is now 18, is charged with five felonies, including first-degree intentional homicide. He claims he fired his assault-style rifle in self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grosskreutz\u2019s attorney, Kimberly Motley, says the actions, or inactions, by police and sheriff’s deputies are tied to the shootings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Motley said the claims lack details typically found in civil suits because the plaintiffs don\u2019t want to interfere with the ongoing prosecution of Rittenhouse, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, is free on $2 million bail while awaiting trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city of Kenosha is preparing for protests when a charging decision comes in the police shooting of Blake, officials said Sunday. A decision is expected within the next two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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