White US cop shoots unarmed black man 7 times in back
Rioting and looting erupted in the wake of the shooting as the County of Kenosha declared a state of emergency and a curfew been put into effect by authorities.
Jacob Blake, 29, was rushed to hospital following the shooting in Kenosha that prompted neighbours and crowds to gather and confront officers at the scene on Sunday night.
Early Monday, August 24, 2020, family members posted on social media that Blake was in a stable condition at the ICU in Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers issued a statement denouncing 'excessive use of force' by police.
Viral video, protests
As video of the shooting quickly went viral, protesters took to the streets of Kenosha, where police are on high alert.
According to Daily Mail, video obtained from TMX.News shows a large crowd numbering hundreds of protesters gathered outside a Kenosha police station chanting 'Black Lives Matter' and other slogans denouncing law enforcement.
Demonstrators set fire to vehicles and smashed police cruiser windows as they faced off with police, who set off tear gas canisters to try to disperse the crowd.
At least 7 shots fired
The shooting happened at around 5:00pm Sunday as officers were responding to a 'domestic incident,' the Kenosha Police Department said in a news release.
In a video posted on social media Sunday that appeared to show the shooting from across the street, three officers could be seen shouting and pointing their weapons at Blake, who walked around the front of an SUV parked on the street.
As Blake opened the driver's side door and leaned inside, one officer grabbed his shirt from behind and then fired into the vehicle.
At least seven shots could be heard, though it was unclear if more than one officer fired.
Victim’s children witnessed incident
Local reports indicate that Blake's children were inside the SUV and watched as their father was gunned down.
Several witnesses said that Blake tried to break up a fight between two women outside a nearby home, according to Kenosha News.
Before resorting to gunfire, the police attempted to subdue Blake with a Taser, to no avail, it was reported.
Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney, shared video of the incident on his Twitter feed. He noted that the shooting took place right in front of Blake's three children.
'They saw a cop shoot their father,' Crump tweeted.
'They will be traumatised forever. We cannot let officers violate their duty to PROTECT us. Our kids deserve better!!'
Crump is the attorney who represents the family of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died in the custody of Minneapolis police in late May.
Floyd's death ignited massive nationwide protests and rioting as millions took to the streets over the course of several weeks to demand the police officers responsible be tried and convicted.
The city of Kenosha is located on Lake Michigan, about 40 miles south of Milwaukee.
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29 Responses to “White US cop shoots unarmed black man 7 times in back”
Its very similar to many christians who commit evils... oh the devil made them do it. HELLS NO! THE CHOSE TO.
I am not a fan of Trump but you guys are giving him too much power... and the rate at which things are happening in the US, he may very well be re-elected in November.
Its time for some serious reaction,, Politicians aint wotking, talking ainy working,..Demonstrating aint working.. Burniing snd looting aint working... its time to defend ourselves differently, be the first to s****.. at lease they wont die alone..
Nature's creation,black men will always and forever be tops
Nothing has,will,can never change this.
Sadly, the trend of fatal police shootings in the United States seems to only be increasing, with a total 558 civilians having been shot, 111 of whom were Black, as of July 29, 2020. In 2018, there were 996 fatal police shootings, and in 2019 this figure increased to 1,004. Additionally, the rate of fatal police shootings among Black Americans was much higher than that for any other ethnicity, standing at 31 fatal shootings per million of the population as of July 2020.
Authority with guns behind you, and you still chose to walk over to your car, open the car door and to do what? What a stupid way to put yourself in critical condition.
The officers were wrong for discharging a whole 7 rounds of hot lead though. That was excessive, and they should have used the taser instead and not wait till he got to his car.