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Prosecutors announce no charges will be filed against officer who shot Jacob Blake

Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back after Blake slowly walked away from officers and toward the driver’s side of a parked vehicle. He opened the door and leaned inside.

By NPR

Updated: 2020-09-03 17:34:30

Biden meets with Jacob Blake’s family in Kenosha, Wis.

Biden and his wife, Jill, will arrive in Kenosha just days after 2020 rival President Trump made a controversial visit to the city.

By NPR

Trump visits Kenosha, claims violence is ‘domestic terrorism’ — with no nod to the underlying cause of anger and protests

The president did not mention Jacob Blake, who was left paralyzed after being shot in the back seven times by an officer last week in Kenosha.
By The Associated Press

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Wisconsin governor calls session on police reform; Republican lawmakers refuse to show

The special session puts on display the policy stalemate between the Democratic governor and the state's Republican-controlled Legislature
By NPR

A father’s fight paved way for DOJ’s open investigation into Kenosha shooting

Until recently, it was common practice that any time an officer fired a gun, the police department conducted the investigation. In 2014, Wisconsin became the first state to end that process.

By NPR


Kenosha shooting suspect charged with six criminal counts, including homicide

The most serious charge, first-degree intentional homicide, is punishable by life imprisonment.
By NPR

‘Tired of the killings’: Pro athletes refuse to play amid racial injustice protests

After the NBA's announcement, the dominoes started to fall and in Major League Baseball, three games were postponed.
By NPR