Jacob Blake, a black man was shot at his back several times by the Police as he entered the driver’s side door of an SUV.
It is reported that his children, 3, 5 and 8 where in the car at that time.
In a video which circulated online, the footage spread across social media, sparking protests and leading county officials to institute a curfew that remained in place until Monday morning. Another will be instituted from 8 p.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department.
The shooting came as demonstrators continue to decry police violence in American cities, including the encounters that killed George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
The man is in stable condition in an intensive care unit, according to attorney Ben Crump, who represents the Blake family.
According to Governor Tony Evers:
“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.”
