Kenosha officer will not be charged in Jacob Blake s shooting, DA says
By: TMJ4 Staff
and last updated 2021-01-06 19:50:42-05
KENOSHA â A Kenosha police officer will not
be charged in the August shooting of Jacob Blake, the Kenosha County District Attorney announced Tuesday.
The District Attorney made the announcement at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. D.A. Michael Graveley said his office would not recommend charges against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey.
Sheskey shot Blake multiple times in the back on Aug. 23. Officers had responded to the scene near 40th and 28th Street on a domestic incident call.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice, which is the investigating agency, said Sheskey and several other Kenosha officers were attempting to arrest Blake at the time. Blake walked away from officers and was attempting to get into an SUV at the scene when he was shot.