8.23.20. Kenosha, WI
Jacob Blake has been killed by local police shot by police in the back 7 seven times and is in âserious conditionâ. The recorded video shows Jacob walking away from police into his car. Police followed him and shot him as he entered the car. A neighbor caught the incident on camera.
Washington Post article
some updates on the public and city response tonight (x). No word on action against the officers involved yet.
*correction as of 8/24: Iâm seeing far more reports that he is in serious condition. His death seems to have been misreported. His 3 sons were in the car at the time. Still no action against the officers involved, but the police department issued a hollow PR statement.
this is how the US state responds when itâs caught murdering an innocent Black person, it doubles down on its authority to act without consequence
January 5, 2021 update
The officer who shot and paralyzed Jacob Blake will not be charged with any crime.
Before announcing the decision, the city declared a state of emergency and has mobilized 500 national guard troops. Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down after the officer Rusten Sheskey attempted a fatal shooting of Blake as he headed into his car. The incident was caught on video by a neighbor.
















