Gaige Grosskreutz biography: 13 things about Kyle Rittenhouse’s victim from West Allis, WisconsinThe 13 things:
Born in 1994, he is the son of Janice A. Grosskreutz.
Aside from West Allis, he has lived in different parts of Wisconsin including Hales Corners, La Crosse, Ashland and Milwaukee.
He has an older brother named Joshua Ian A. Grosskreutz and a sister named Rebecca A. Volkmann.
From 2009 to 2012, he attended West Allis Central High School. During his freshman year of high school, he went to his first protest in support of LGBTQ rights. His American Politics teacher excused him from class to go, USA Today has learned.
From 2013 to 2016, he attended Milwaukee Area Technical College at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin campus where he earned his emergency medical technician basic (EMT-B) certification.
In 2016, he was convicted of a criminal misdemeanor for going armed with a firearm while intoxicated.
He was part of a group of activists who have demonstrated around Milwaukee in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Milwaukee activist Bethany Crevensten told The Oklahoman.
From June-July 2020, he volunteered as a medic for the Black Lives Matter protests around Milwaukee.
A senior at Northland College in Ashland, he is currently studying outdoor education with an emphasis in program administration. He was expected to graduated in December 2020 but his education was put on hold after he was shot by Rittenhouse in Kenosha.
He was treated at two hospitals in Kenosha. Afterwards, Flight for Life airlifted him to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.
He is part of a team that uses camping, kayaking, skiing, swimming and other activities to help people overcome trauma or substance abuse. It is his goal to pursue a career in wilderness therapy. A keen kayaker, he often takes people out on boating trips.
He previously worked as a special events coordinator, wilderness medical instructor and sea kayak guide at Lost Creek Adventures, a full-service paddling outfitter in Cornucopia, Wisconsin that also offers courses in outdoor skills, wilderness survival and traditional crafts within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Bayfield, Wisconsin.
He has a forfeiture case for not showing obedience to officers and one for loud noises.
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