Two Kenosha police fired tasers in an attempt to stop Jacob Blake before one of the officers shot him seven times in the back with a rifle, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said on Friday. The taser’s deployment “was unsuccessful in stopping Mr. Blake,” according to a press release. Blake, …
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Kenosha, Wisconsin Protesters marched on the streets of Kenosha for the fourth night in a row on Wednesday, but the protests were mostly peaceful, in contrast to the violent clashes that marked the previous nights. Earlier in the day, a white, 17-year-old police officer was arrested in the shooting deaths …
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The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Wednesday identified the officer who shot Jacob Blake as Officer Rusten Sheskey. Hours later, the Department of Justice announced that the shooting, which led to three nights of violence in the state, is now under federal federal civil rights investigation. The state DOJ said …
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