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August 28, 2020

Jacob Blake, Left Paralyzed by Officer's Bullets, Reportedly Handcuffed to Hospital Bed
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In Wisconsin, the father of Jacob Blake said Thursday his son is being
handcuffed to a hospital bed in Milwaukee, where he remains paralyzed
from the waist down after he was shot seven times in the back on Sunday
by a Kenosha police officer. Jacob Blake Sr. said it remains unclear
what charges - if any - his son faces. Jacob Blake is African American;
the white officer who shot him, Rusten Sheskey, has been placed on
administrative leave and has not been fired or charged with a crime.
Protesters marched through Kenosha for a fifth straight night Thursday
to demand Sheskey's arrest, as Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said
Alabama, Arizona and Michigan were sending more national guard troops to
patrol the streets.


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