Wisconsin prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a white police officer of criminal charges in the shooting a Black man from behind in the presence of his young children, leaving him paralyzed and triggering deadly protests that inflamed U.S. racial tensions.
Wisconsin police officer cleared of charges in shooting of Jacob Blake
By Reuters
Brendan O Brien
Kenosha - Wisconsin prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a white police officer of criminal charges in the shooting a Black man from behind in the presence of his young children, leaving him paralyzed and triggering deadly protests that inflamed US racial tensions.
Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley found officer Rusten Sheskey acted in self-defence while responding to a domestic dispute last August 23 and shooting Jacob Blake seven times at close range, saying Blake was armed with a knife and had resisted arrest, withstanding multiple Taser shots.
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7 January, 2021, 9:05 am
Justin Blake, uncle of Jacob Blake a black man left paralyzed after being shot by a Kenosha Police officer on August 23, 2020, speaks to the media after it was announced no charges will be filed in the case in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Acker
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) -Wisconsin prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a white police officer of criminal charges in the shooting a Black man from behind in the presence of his young children, leaving him paralyzed and triggering deadly protests that inflamed racial tensions.
Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley found officer Rusten Sheskey acted in self-defense while responding to a domestic dispute last Aug. 23 and shooting Jacob Blake seven times at close range, saying Blake was armed with a knife and had resisted arrest, withstanding multiple Taser shots.