Police shooting of Jacob Blake: National Guard heads to Kenosha after protests erupt, Wisconsin DOJ to investigate

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes delivered a video address in response to the police involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.

About 100 people had reached the Kenosha County Public Safety Building by 10:15 p.m., chanting,"No justice, no peace." A line of police flanked the building and moved the crowd away from the building.By late Sunday, multiple vehicles were set ablaze, and windows were smashed along city thoroughfares as crowds faced off with law enforcement.

The smell of natural gas was in the air, and firefighters were on scene investigating. Among the damaged buildings: the public library, the Dinosaur Discovery Museum, the Harborside Academy charter school, a law firm, the Postal Service building and the county register of deeds. "This calls for an immediate, full and transparent investigation, and the officers must be held accountable," Biden said in a statement."These shots pierce the soul of our nation. Jill and I pray for Jacob’s recovery and for his children."

“Unfortunately, disgusting acts of police brutality like this will be commonplace so long as police continue to act as an occupying force in Black communities," Robinson said in a statement.In a statement early Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said the officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave.

“The Wisconsin Department of Justice is vigorously and thoroughly investigating yesterday’s officer-involved shooting in Kenosha," he said in a statement. "As with all investigations we conduct, we will unwaveringly pursue justice in this case."Evers called lawmakers into session to take action onThe legislation would ban police chokeholds and no-knock search warrants and make it harder for overly aggressive officers to move from one job to another.

 

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WTF is going on with our police? It's either bad training, or lack of training or poor screening. C'mon, if you want to avoid more demonstrations possibly getting out of hand, you police chiefs better get a grip!

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