Jacob Blake was shot by police in Wisconsin during a domestic disturbance and left paralyzed from the waist down. The shooting sparked protests, in which Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two men and wounded a third.
Jacob Blake has dropped his federal civil rights lawsuit against the Wisconsin police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance and left him paralyzed from the waist down. More
May 9, 2022
Federal prosecutors said they will not file charges against a while police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. More
October 8, 2021
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when he was shot by a white police officer last summer. Blake sought damages for medical expenses, lost wages and “pain and suffering and disfigurement,” according to the petition. Although the […] More
June 24, 2021
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in southeastern Wisconsin filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force. Jacob Blake Jr. was shot by Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey in August while Blake was about to get into an […] More
March 26, 2021
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests over the summer and leaving him partially paralyzed, said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire. Jacob Blake, 29, […] More
January 14, 2021
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and that he opened fire because Blake started turning toward the officer while holding a knife, the officer’s lawyer contends. Brendan Matthews, […] More
September 28, 2020
17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse fought his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges after killing two protesters. More
September 25, 2020
Kenosha Police released a report saying that Jacob Blake had a knife and fought with officers before he was shot seven times in the back. More
August 31, 2020
A family attorney said Jacob Blake, a black man, was paralyzed after he was shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin. More
August 26, 2020
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down. Blake’s father told the Chicago Sun-Times that he was told his son was shot eight times during the Sunday evening confrontation with police, which was captured […] More
August 25, 2020
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — City and law enforcement leaders in Kenosha, Wisconsin, unanimously endorsed the use of body cameras in 2017 as a way to increase police accountability and collect evidence at scenes of domestic violence, among other benefits. But since then, they have balked at the price tag, raised policy concerns and put […] More
August 25, 2020
