Police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shot Jacob Blake in the back multiple times as his three children watched from the backseat of his car
Following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, protests erupted in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Photo: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA Today New York Is Committed to Covering This Essential Moment
A Black man was shot multiple times in the back by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday evening. The man, identified as Jacob Blake, 29, was rushed to the hospital in serious condition, and has since stabilized. Following the shooting, Blake was transported to Froedtert Hospital via Flight for Life, where he was admitted in serious condition. As of this morning, Blake is reportedly out of surgery and in the intensive-care unit, where he is in stable condition, TMJ4 reported. According to a family friend, Blake is “expected to make it,” per CBS News.
“Blake was helping to deescalate a domestic incident when police drew their weapons and tasered him,” the Blake family said through Crump. “As he was walking away to check on his children, police fired their weapons several times into his back at point-blank range. Blake’s three sons were only a few feet away and witnessed police shoot their father.”
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