A large crowd of protesters gathered following the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. He was identified by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers as Jacob Blake. The county declared a state of emergency last night, according to CBS Milwaukee affiliate WDJT-TV.
The man was transported to the hospital in serious condition, according to police. His father said on Facebook that his son is alive and in stable condition. Family friend Daniel Poneman tweeted that Blake is out of surgery, in the ICU and “is expected to make it.”
Graphic video showing almost the shooting started circulating on social media. The video, which appears to have been taken from across the street, shows the man driving around in an SUV when police kicked him with weapons, with one officer following him. When the man opens the door of the driver of the car, the officer grabs the back of the man’s shirt and appears to fire several shots into the back of the man. At least seven shots were heard in the video, but it was unclear how many officers fired.
Kim Shine, WDJT-TV
In a statement, Kenosha police said they were called to 28th Avenue and 40th Street at 5:11 a.m. for a “domestic incident.”
Evers released a statement saying Blake had been “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 Wisconsin Department of Justice said it would lead the shooting investigation and added that the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.
People started gather at the scene and nearby to the shooting.
Kim Shine / WDJT-TV
WDJT reports that Protestants forced more than a dozen officers to make the shot. Just in time, someone started a fire and an officer was attacked. A WDJT photographer was hit in the leg by a brick that someone threw at an outgoing police car.
WDJT’s Kim Shine tweeted that protesters outside police headquarters were in tears at least twice and that there were numerous fires and there outside a local court. The audience dispersed quite a bit after the tears, she said.
A neighbor told the station that the man who was shot is a father.
Kenosha County Board Supervisor Zach Rodriguez was on the scene, reports WDJT. “I pray for that family, regardless of the situation,” Rodriguez said. “What happened here last night marks that we need body cameras for not only our sheriff’s deputies, but also our city police department.”
“It’s going back to the Emmett tables. We’re tired of it. Rodney King. We’re tired of it. And right now this is the wrong generation that this is happening. The frustration is boiling to the top and we’re sick and tired. , “said Clyde McLemore, of the chapter Black Lives Matter Lake County, Illinois.
Blake’s cousin, @ PaulyG103, tweeted, “We will not apologize for the actions of the Kenosha Department, but his mother is asking everyone to remain peaceful.”
There was no word of any arrests.
Kenosha is located on Lake Michigan, about 40 miles south of Milwaukee.
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