'I walked away with my life that night': Wounded Kenosha medic Gaige Grosskreutz tells his story

The Milwaukee Journal ^ | September 11, 2020 | Gina Barton

[PBRCat]

Grosskreutz was among three people shot on the third night of protests after Kenosha police shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back.

The two other victims of the Aug. 25 triple shooting, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, did not survive.

The shooter, Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, Ill, considered himself a citizen soldier. That evening, armed with an AR-15, he told several people he had traveled to Kenosha to help protect life and property. Rittenhouse has been charged with five felonies including first-degree intentional homicide. His lead attorney, John M. Pierce of the law firm Pierce Bainbridge, plans to argue self-defense.

Because of the pending criminal charges against Rittenhouse, Grosskreutz's attorney, Kimberly Motley, has advised him not to discuss what happened the moments immediately before he was shot. On videos, Rittenhouse can be seen falling as he is chased down Sheridan Drive. Grosskreutz approaches, comes to a stop after Rittenhouse shoots Huber, then takes a few more steps before being shot in the arm at close range.

Grosskreutz sees the demonstrations against police brutality as a first step toward ending inequality and bringing about the ideal of justice for all.

"I want to be there and help amplify my brothers' and sisters' voices," he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Thursday.

[PBRCat]

Pure propaganda, not journalism -- it takes 34 paragraphs before the columnist makes an oblique reference to the fact that Grosskreutz was armed with a pistol when he was shot by Rittenhouse.

[Boogieman]

“Victims”, my ass.

[Seruzawa]

Kyle needs to spend more time at the pop-up range. His accuracy is a bit lacking.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

"I want to be there and help amplify my brothers' and sisters' voices" With a gun? BS you liar!

[Gahanna Bob]

Medic? Yeah, right.

[Magnum44]

Why is this POS still walking around?

[P-Marlowe]

Medic???????

[KC_Lion]

Unfortunately.

Your brains should have decorated the pavement like the rest of them you POS.

You fake surrendered to Kyle only to try and pop a cap in his head.

[JohnnyP]

Not only armed, he had it out in front of him.

[montag813]

Medic?? He was half a second from putting a bullet in Kyle’s head.

[BenLurkin]

“Medic”

Who do they think they’re.fooling. The jerk was carrying a pistol.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

He did well that night IMO.

Try shooting somebody as you roll on the ground.

This jerk is maimed for life now because of his attack on Kyle. Rightly so!

[Boogieman]

Yeah, armed with a pistol he had been concealing and was in the process of bringing around to aim at Rittenhouse’s head. This scumbag should be in jail for attempted murder and two counts of felony murder, and Rittenhouse should be getting a commendation.

[rktman]

Awwwww. Any comment from his boyfriend? Hey garbage pail assclown-——phu Q.

[rlmorel]

“Medic”, my ass.

[PA Engineer]

Kyle needs to spend more time at the pop-up range. His accuracy is a bit lacking.

Kyle did good. He used the minimum force necessary to disarm his attacker.

[Mr. Jeeves]

One guy is in jail - the other is making the rounds of the media. And - thanks to our collectivist government - the guys who should be playing these two roles are exactly backwards.

[bray]

The Milwaukee Red Journal recreates the story.

[LouAvul]

He had a gun in his hand and was part of a hostile force that had already tried to kill the shooter.

Only a Soros controlled DA and news media outlet could spin this story so that gaige is still free.

[KarlInOhio]

No mention of his confession to his friend that he wished he had killed Kyle that night. Nope, he's just a poor, crippled protest medic.