A BLACK Lives Matter protester who was shot dead by alleged gunman Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was filmed telling armed men "shoot me n***a" before being killed.

Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, was fatally shotin the tragic Tuesday night incident.

Video shared by TownHall.com reporter Julio Rosas showed Rosenbaum telling armed men to "shoot me" before he was later shot on the street.

"Shoot me, n***a," Rosenbaum was seen telling armed men as he stood among a crowd of protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Shoot me, n***a. Bust on me forreal," Rosenbaum said.

Rosenbaum was later fatally shot on the streets of Kenosha by alleged gunman Rittenhouse.

After Rosenbaum was identified as a victim, The Post Millennial reported that he was registered as a sex offender for a crime involving a minor.

Prosecutors said Rosenbaum followed the alleged gunman into a used car lot, and then threw a plastic bag at him, the Associated Press reported.

Rosenbaum then tried to take the weapon from Rittenhouse, prosecutors alleged.

Prosecutors said Rosenbaum was shot several times, the New York Post reported.

Rosenbaum was shot in the back, right groin, and left hand, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said he also suffered a graze wound on the right side of his forehead, and a superficial wound on his left thigh.

Huber, 26, also died when he was shot on Tuesday night.

He was apparently caught in the crossfire when a gunman was caught on video spraying rounds of bullets at point-blank range 

Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, was seriously injured when he was allegedly shot by Rittenhouse.

Video appeared to show Grosskreutz making his way toward Rittenhouse as he touted a handgun.

He seemed to try and grab Rittenhouse's weapon, before the 17-year-old allegedly opened fire.

Following the incident, Rittenhouse has been charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.

Rittenhouse's lawyer, Lin Wood, has claimed the acts were self-defense.

"These charges must be dismissed as video clearly shows justified acts of self-defense. When dismissed, accusers should be held accountable & they should pay," Wood said in a statement on social media.

Rosenbaum's friend Adriana Garcia set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses.

A GoFundMe has also been set up to help Huber's girlfriend, Hannah Gittings.

The incidents came after Blake, a 29-year-old black man, was shot seven times by Kenosha cops on Sunday.

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