The Jacob Blake Shooting & Civil Unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin

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THE QUICK FACTS

• On Sunday, police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man, 7 times in the back. Blake was attempting to enter his car, which held his three young children, after walking away from a group of police officers.
• Witnesses say Blake had stopped to break up a fight between two women shortly before the shooting. While the incident was caught on video by a bystander, Kenosha police were not equipped with body cams. Two of the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.
• The shooting sparked a new wave of protests in Kenosha, but the demonstrations quickly turned violent. Police deployed tear gas, rioters set fire to cop cars, and a police officer was hit in the head with a brick.
• Jacob Blake survived the shooting but is now paralyzed from the waist down. His family plans to file a civil lawsuit against the Kenosha Police Department, and his mother has spoken out against the recent violence.

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