Gaige Grosskreutz was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse.
Gaige Grosskreutz was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse.
17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was laying on the ground after being chased, having a molotov cocktail thrown at him and finally being hit in head with a skateboard.
Gaige Grosskreutz approached the prone Rittenhouse and pulled out a pistol when Rittenhouse let out a shot from his rifle striking Grosskreutz in the arm.
Following the shooting Grosskreutz, who is recovering, reportedly told a friend he wished he had killed Rittenhouse.
Grosskreutz's arrest record.
Grooskreutz is a member of the People’s Revolution Movement of Milwaukee.
A records search found Grosskreutz previously faced charges of felony burglary, theft of moveable property, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. As a felon it was illegal for Grosskreutz to be in possession of a firearm.
The other two attackers - Jospeh Rosenbaum, a registered sex offender identified as the thrower of the molotov cocktail, and Anthony Huber, a repeat arrestee for domestic abuse - were killed by Rittenhouse.
Prior to the shooting Rittenhouse told the Daily Caller he was protecting businesses in the area. Earlier in the day he was spotted cleaning up graffiti.
“By all evidence I see, Rittenhouse's actions were entirely consistent within his rights of self defense under Wisconsin law,” Robert Barnes, an L.A.-based civil rights attorney, told the Kenosha Reporter.
The shootings have been a polarizing issue.
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