The petition called for the officers to be charged with attempted murder.
On 8/24/20 at 12:10 PM EDTAs demonstrators pushed for justice for Jacob Blake at in-person protests, others showed their support online with more than 30,000 people signing a Change.org petition to charge the officers involved in the shooting.
Kenosha, Wisconsin, officers shot Blake, 29, multiple times on Sunday, as he opened the door of a parked car. He was transported to a local hospital in serious condition and video of the shooting went viral, prompting protests and clashes between demonstrators and officers. The Wisconsin Department of Justice opened an investigation into the shooting and Governor Tony Evers condemned the officers' actions. Evers noted Blake wasn't the first Black man or person to be shot or"mercilessly killed" by law enforcement and said he stands with those demanding justice.
"I have said all along that although we must offer our empathy, equally important is our action. In the coming days, we will demand just that of elected officials in our state who have failed to recognize the racism in our state and our country for far too long," Evers said.Police gather in front of the Kenosha County Court House after a night of unrest, on Monday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A Change.
Officers were responding to a reported domestic incident. In a video of the interaction, Blake is seen walking away from the officers as they point their firearms at him. When he opens the driver's side door to a car, an officer grabs his shirt and then fires his weapon at Blake's back. Seven gunshots can be heard in the video.
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