No charges in Jacob Blake shooting


No charges in Jacob Blake shooting

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back last summer.

Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley said Tuesday that he had decided not to charge Officer Rusten Sheskey and other officers. Sheskey shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times after responding to a domestic dispute on Aug. 23.

Cellphone video shows Blake walking away from officers and opening the door of an SUV moments before Sheskey opened fire. The shooting left Blake paralyzed and triggered several nights of protests in Kenosha, with some turning violent.


Blake family attorney Ben Crump sent out three posts on Twitter in reaction to the DA’s decision.


KENOSHA, Wis. (WXOW) – The Kenosha County District Attorney said Tuesday afternoon that none of the officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last August will face charges in the case.

“No Kenosha officer will be charged with any criminal offense,” said District Attorney Michael Graveley.

He went on to say that there won’t be any charges against Jacob Blake as well.

Blake, who is Black, was shot in the back seven times on Aug. 23 after walking away from a white police officer and two others who were trying to arrest him.

Blake was left paralyzed from the waist down.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.


KENOSHA, Wis. (WXOW) – The Kenosha County District Attorney plans to release his decision on whether to charge the officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last August.

The shooting touched off protests around the community.

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