Federal agent Christopher Deedy said today he didn’t want to shoot Kollin Elderts the night the two fought in a Waikiki McDonald’s.

In fact, Deedy said he prayed Elderts would stop advancing on him after he drew his gun and told him to freeze otherwise he’d pull the trigger

By that point Elderts had already thrown Deedy to the ground and had kicked the agent’s friend in the head.

But when Elderts kept coming at him, that’s when Deedy said all the commotion around him seemed to disappear. It was “dead silent.”

“For me, I felt like we were standing there for a long time,” Deedy said. “He looked at me and then with his left hand he reached for my gun.”

Today is the second day Deedy, a 29-year-old U.S. State Department special agent, has testified in his defense.

He faces a second degree murder charge for killing Elderts, a 23-year-old Kailua man, after the two got into a brawl inside the Kuhio Avenue McDonald’s in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2011.

Deedy has claimed he was defending himself and others from Elderts and his friend, Shane Medeiros, who was also in the restaurant.

The federal agent took to the stand for the first time Tuesday, describing how he identified himself as a law enforcement officer before kicking Elderts, who he said was acting aggressive.

Today Deedy recounted the actual shooting, including what happened directly beforehand, right after when he tried to render aid,  and his subsequent arrest by the Honolulu Police Department.

Prosecutor Janice Futa has yet to cross examine.

You can watch the rest of Deedy’s testimony on KITV. The trial resumes at 1:30 p.m.

Photo: Screen shot via KITV.

—Nick Grube