Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake, called for prayers and healing in Kenosha, Wis., and throughout the country after her son was shot in the back and severely injured by police
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"Severe and likely permanent injury," Salvi said of the wounds his client suffered."Miraculously, because I imagine you've all seen the video, Jacob is alive."that his son can't move the lower half of his body. The father later confirmed the assessment of his son's condition to NBC News. "Because those bullets severed his spinal cord and shattered some of his vertebrae," Crump said."It is going to take a miracle for Jacob Blake Jr. to ever walk again."in Kenosha and other cities. Police in riot gear deployed tear gas against demonstrators in Kenosha late Monday as several buildings and cars were burning.
"So I'm really asking and encouraging everyone in Wisconsin and abroad to take a take a moment and examine your hearts."“The ability to exercise First Amendment rights is a critically important part of our democracy and the pursuit of justice," Evers said in a statement."But there remains a line between peaceful assembly and what we saw last night that put individuals, families, and businesses in danger.
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