BREAKING: Gaige Grosskreutz admits he saw mob attacking Kyle Rittenhouse and approached him with his gun drawn

During Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial on Tuesday, one of many males whom he shot that evening, allegedly in self-defense, testified that he approached Rittenhouse with his Glock handgun in his hand.

The prosecutor confirmed video recordings from Aug. 25, 2020, the evening in query. Gaige Grosskreutz testified that he had his weapon drawn when he approached Rittenhouse, after which Rittenhouse shot him within the shoulder.

“Did there come a time when you were running that you did pull your gun out?” The prosecutor requested. Grosskreutz stated that he believed Rittenhouse was “an active shooter.”

“Again, in the moment, I thought that the defendant was an active shooter. Having been not too far behind like you mentioned just about to come into the frame here,” Grosskreutz stated, referring to the video. “I had heard several more gunshots and again making inferences the defendant was the only one with a large caliber rifle. I’d seen an individual jump over the defendant, the defendant, heard two shots and then from there, saw another individual needs a skateboard to hit the defendant or hold the defendant—either way the individual hadn’t made contact with the defendant with a skateboard and then from there I heard another shot…”

“I want to back up for a second, Mr. Grosskreutz,” the prosecutor stated, “because we have other video that shows you pulling your gun out before those shots are fired. So do you remember, specifically, were you intending, when you pulled your gun out, were you intending to use it?”

“If I had to,” Grosskreutz stated. “I didn’t draw my firearm with express intent of using it. But also being ready if I had to use it.” Grosskreutz additionally testified that he is a pacifist.

Grosskreutz additionally testified that whereas he was armed with a handgun in the course of the Kenosha, Wisconsin, riots, he was solely in possession of an expired allow for it.

During the cross-examination, the protection identified that Grosskreutz had lied to police on a number of events, telling cops that he had dropped his gun. Grosskreutz admitted that this was unfaithful.

The protection additionally requested Grosskreutz if he saw Rittenhouse behaving in a threatening method, elevating his voice, pointing his gun at individuals, and Grosskreutz stated that he didn’t.