US: Police shooted another black man after George Floyd, Wisconsin is on fire

EMILY HAMER, STATE JOURNAL

A Black man named Jacob Blake becomes next victim of police brutality after George Floyd on Sunday and now Wisconsin is on fire

Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police, a bystander's video showed, prompting community protests and widespread anger.

Blake's three young sons were in the back of the car and they witnessed their father being shot. Blake's fiancée, who was at the scene of shooting, pleaded with the officers to let the kids out but her cries were ignored.

Blake, 29, remained in serious condition Monday after Kenosha police shot him. Seven shots can be heard in the video which was taken by a looker.

Protesters made their way toward UW-Madison's campus chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “Jacob Blake." They briefly held up traffic on Johnson Street, where they shouted "all cops are bad cops" at a handful of police officers watching from the curb.

About 100 to 200 people gathered shortly after noon on the Capitol steps before marching down State Street. 

The police officers have been placed on administrative leave. They were, reportedly, investigating a 911 call about domestic violence. When they arrived on the scene of the crime, they saw Blake leaving in his car, and later started shooting at him after a brief confrontation.

"Blake was helping to deescalate a domestic incident when police drew their weapons and tasered him. As he was walking away to check on his children, police fired their weapons several times into his back at point blank range. Blake's three sons were only a few feet away and witnessed police shoot their father," the statement said.

The US President Donald Trump has not reacted to this incident of Jacob Blake yet. While, his competitior of 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, has called for an immediate investigation of the incident.

Publish : 2020-08-26 00:01:53

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