Black man shot by police in Wisconsin paralysed, 'fighting for his life,' family says

, was left paralysed and"fighting for his life", his family and lawyers said on Tuesday , as authorities in the lakefront town braced for a third night of civil unrest.

Three of his young sons inside the automobile - aged 3, 5 and 8 - witnessed their father being gunned down, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the Blake family.A bystander captured the encounter in video footage that immediately went viral, unleashing outrage over the latest in a long series of instances in which police have been accused of using indiscriminate lethal force against African Americans.

Julia Jackson, Blake's mother, said her son"has been fighting for his life," but called for unity, saying she was praying for police officers. She also said she was disappointed by the damage to the city, a town of about 100,000 residents about 40 miles south of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan. "It's going to take a miracle for Jacob Blake Jr to ever walk again," Crump said, adding that the family intended to bring a lawsuit"to hold wrongdoers accountable".Video captured by a neighbor shows Blake walking toward the driver's side door of his SUV, away from two officers who were pointing guns at his back. After he opens the door and leans into the car, seven shots ring out, with one of the officers tugging at his shirt.

The shooting occurred three months after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and racism.

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