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Decision not to charge officer for shooting Blake seven times in the back sparked anger in Wisconsin although the march was peacefulProtesters marched in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night to express outrage over the decision not to charge a white police officer for shooting a Black man, Jacob Blake, in the back from close range last summer, in an incident that sparked a fierce...

Prosecutor says white officer who shot Blake several times in the back would not be charged due to Wisconsin self-defense lawA Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not bring criminal charges against the white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back from close range last August, which left the Black Kenosha father paralyzed from the waist down.Michael Gravely, Kenosha county district...

Officer who shot Blake in the back seven times told investigators he thought Blake was trying to take one of his own childrenThe Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and opened fire because Blake started turning toward the officer while holding a...

Father of six was shot in back by police officer last monthShooting sparked wave of protests in Kenosha, WisconsinJacob Blake has spoken publicly for the first time since a police officer shot him seven times in the back. The 29-year-old says he is in constant pain from the shooting, which doctors fear will leave him paralyzed from the waist down.In a video posted on...

‘They choke. Just like in a golf tournament. They miss a 3ft putt’Trump makes baseless claim ‘dark shadows’ control BidenBefore his visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, Donald Trump defended a teenager who shot two anti-racism protesters dead in the city last week. The president also compared the actions of a white Kenosha police officer who shot at a Black victim seven times in...

Residents take to streets to patch up damageActivists report being held for hours without chargeFor many Kenosha residents, Saturday morning was starting like the five mornings before them since Jacob Blake’s shooting by the police last Sunday, after a night of large, peaceful protests demanding justice and equality.Hundreds took to the streets, some working to patch damage and doll up the blistered city, 40...

Communities have been left to come to terms with the setback for race relations, a frayed relationship with police and the damage that has upended daily lifeAntwainnetta Edwards is a new mom. Just weeks ago she had a baby girl and worked hard preparing herself to raise a child during a coronavirus pandemic and the related economic crisis.Now, as she stood on the porch...

Officer was caught on video firing seven times into Blake’s back at almost point-blank rangePolice in Kenosha, the Wisconsin city rocked by protests and deadly violence since the shooting of Jacob Blake, have named the officer who fired multiple bullets into Blake’s back.Rusten Sheskey, who has been employed by the Kenosha police department for seven years, was named as the officer caught on video...

Footage taken from the third night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, appears to show an armed civilian fire at a person before running towards police officers. The protests began after the police shooting of Jacob Blake three days ago. Video posted on social media showed chaotic scenes as gunfire rang out, scattering people in the street. Two people have been killed, and another injuredTwo...

Three shot as Wisconsin city rocked by further violence on streets following shooting of Jacob BlakeTwo people were shot dead and another injured when at least one gunman opened fire on protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid demonstrations against the police shooting of Jacob Blake three days ago.David Beth, the county sheriff, said one person was shot in the head and another in the chest...

Letetra Widman, the sister of Jacob Blake, who was shot in the back by police on Sunday, gives an impassioned plea saying that above all the other labels given to her brother, he is human. Letetra said she had been inundated with messages of support but that all she really wanted was change. ‘I don’t want pity. I want change’: Jacob Blake’s family pleads...

The family of Jacob Blake, the black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has revealed the 29-year-old has been paralysed. Speaking alongside attorney Benjamin Crump, Blake's father, Jacob Blake Sr said, 'They shot my son seven times. Seven times. Like he didn't matter. But my son matters.' Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, called for unity after damage to the city from protests following the...

Family of Blake, a Black man who may never walk again after being shot by Wisconsin police, also asked for healing amid unrestMembers of Jacob Blake’s family made impassioned statements about justice, anger and peaceful protest at an emotional press conference in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday afternoon, even as their lawyer said the young father was in emergency surgery and it would be “a...

Kenosha police fire teargas at demonstrators shouting ‘no justice, no peace’ over the shooting of Blake, who is black, on Sunday Jacob Blake, the black man shot by police in Kenosha, has been paralyzed from the waist down, his father said, as protesters in the Wisconsin city were met with police using teargas and flash-bang grenades on Monday night.Kenosha became the latest flashpoint in...

* Some viewers may find the following footage distressing* Footage posted on social media appears to show police shooting at a man seven times as he leaned into a vehicle in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The man, identified by the Wisconsin governor as Jacob Blake, is in a serious condition in hospital after the shooting at about 5pm on Sunday.  Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said Blake’s three young...