Man wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse testifies he thought teen was active shooter

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Serving as a volunteer medic during the 2020 Kenosha BLM protests, Gaige Grosskreutz told the court he feared for his life and denied claims he provoked Rittenhouse.

protest, took the stand in Rittenhouse's murder trial Monday to say he thought Rittenhouse was an active shooter.

Grosskreutz also testified he thought he was going to die that night. Rittenhouse defense attorney Corey Chirafisi later asked if his client only shot at Grosskreutz once he pointed a gun at Rittenhouse. Grosskreutz said that was correct, but that he never intended to point his pistol at the teenager.

"I believe in the Second Amendment. I'm for people's right to carry and bear arms," he said, explaining why he was armed."And that night was no different than any other day. It's keys, phone, wallet, gun." "If Mr. Rittenhouse is convicted, your chance of getting 10 million bucks is better, right?" Chirafisi said.

died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. Grosskreutz said he attended around 75 protests before the night he was shot, offering help to anyone needing medical attention.Rittenhouse is white, as are the three men he shot, but the case has stirred furious debate about racial justice, policing, vigilantism and the right to bear arms.

 

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Nothing good happens when you point a gun at someone holding a gun!

The fact that Rittenhouse is treated like a celebrity says all you need to know: all closet white supremacists are out showing off their white power hate.

Holy shit … you actually wrote that headline?

This is what you got out of today 😂

Gonna be fun with all the updates and corrections when Kyle Rittenhouse gets a pro bono lawyer to sue your Newspeak libel butts. Nick Sandmann 2: Electric Boogaloo

Was this tweeted in a top factory? Because the spin is incredible lol. Y'all should change your name to Newspeak, but unfortunately, that would be too accurate.

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