On Sunday night, police shot and killed a 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a Black man, several times in the back as he opened the door of a parked car in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The lawyer guarded by Blake’s family, Benjamin Crump, says Blake’s three children were in the car at the time of the shooting. Crump added that Blake was trying to escape a fight between two others on the scene and that when the police arrived, they pulled out their weapons and attacked Blake.
Blake was admitted to hospital after the shooting and is in serious condition. In a statement, Crump said, “We will seek justice for Jacob Blake and his family, as we demand answers from the Kenosha Police Department.”
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a statement saying Blake was “shot several times in the back, in broad daylight.”
“Although we do not yet have all the details, what we do know for sure is that he is not the first Black man or person who has been shot or wounded or mercilessly murdered at the hands of law enforcement individuals in our state like us. land, “said Evers.
The shooting angered many, including athletes and teams from across the sports world:
Warning: Some tweets contain graphic video of the shooting.
