As Kyle proceeded towards the second mechanic’s shop, he had obtained a fire extinguisher and ran along a driving area of a property bordering the nearby police-patrolled thoroughfare to pass it to someone else who was putting out auto fires started by the rioters. This conspicuous effort to quell the effects of the violence attracted the notice of rioters among the mass jealous of being upstaged by his participation in the (though largely-unwatched) prestigious type of act.<ref>Mark Dice, August 29, 2020</ref>
Soon he was accosted by multiple rioters who recognized that he had been attempting to protect a business the mob wanted to destroy. This outraged the rioters and created a mob now determined to hurt Kyle. They began chasing him down. A YouTube video shows the closest pursuer, attacker Joseph Rosenbaum, tossed an object at Kyle as he ran.<ref name=LET>[https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/analysis-how-many-convicted-felons-were-in-the-crowd-that-chased-kyle-rittenhouse-op-ed/ "Can 17-year-old Rittenhouse beat the homicide charges? Quite possibly, here's why. (Op-ed)"] (August 29, 2020). ''Law Enforcement Today'' website.</ref> Kyle attempted to get away, but he could not do so quickly enough. Upon hearing the sound of a gunshot behind him,<ref>https://twitter.com/trbrtc/status/1298840777251008512</ref> Kyle turned and was immediately faced with Rosenbaum lunging towards him and reaching for grabbed his rifle. He reacted instantaneously and justifiably with his weapon to protect himself, firing and striking him.<ref>https://archive.is/FF0tc</ref> Rittenhouse stopped to render aid for his attacker.
Faced with a growing mob, Kyle fled for his safety and his survival. Another attacker struck Kyle from behind as he fled. Kyle turned as the mob pressed in on him, and he fell to the ground with people shouting "get him!"<ref>https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/28/wisconsin-police-shooting-jacob-blake-live-updates-kenosha/5654147002/</ref> One attacker kicked Kyle in the head while he was on the ground. Another bashed him over the head with a skateboard. In fear for his life and concerned the crowd would either continue to shoot at him or use his own weapon against him, Kyle fired at his immediate attackers, striking two, including one armed with a [[Glock]].
[[File:People's Revolutionary Movement.png|right|250px|thumb|People's Revolutionary Movement member Gaige Grosskreutz still holding a Glock after sustaining a serious injury. The [[communist]] is also a felon illegally in possession of a firearm.<ref>https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2020/08/gaige-paul-grosskreutz-kenosha-shooting-victim-shot-activist/</ref>]]
Rittenhouse got up and continued down the street in the direction of police with his hands in the air. He attempted to contact multiple police officers, but they told him to keep moving. He fully cooperated and turned himself in to the police in his hometown, Antioch, Illinois later that evening.
According to Robert Barnes of Barnes Law, if an assailant grabs the gun of a person holding a gun, that makes the assailant no longer unarmed, which happened at least twice in the Kenosha BLM mob attack on Rittenhouse.
===The mob===