New protests in Wisconsin after police shoot a Black man in the back multiple times.
3:42 AM PDT, August 24, 2020A large crowd of protesters gathered following the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. He was identified by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers as Jacob Blake. The county declared a state of emergency overnight curfew, according to The man was transported to the hospital in serious condition, according to police. His father said on Facebook that his son is alive and in stable condition.
In a statement, Kenosha Police said they were called to the 28th Avenue and 40th Street around 5:11 p.m for a"domestic incident." "While we do not have all of the details yet, what we know for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country," Evers said.
WDJT's Kim Shine tweeted that demonstrators outside police headquarters were tear-gassed at least twice and that there were numerous vehicle fires there and outside a local courthouse. The crowd pretty much dispersed after the tear-gassings, she said. Kenosha County Board Supervisor Zach Rodriguez was at the scene, WDJT reports."I'm praying for that family, regardless of the situation," Rodriguez said.
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