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Jacob Blake is an African-American man who was shot seven times during an arrest by police officer Rusten Sheskey [14] [15] in Kenosha on August 23, 2020. Blake was tasered, [16] then shot after he opened the door to an SUV he had been using and reached into the vehicle. [17]
The barrel of Rittenhouse's rifle was longer than 16 inches, the shortest barrel length allowed for minors under state law. [18] [172] The jury reached a unanimous verdict on all other charges after more than 25 hours of deliberations spanning four days, [173] [174] finding Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts. [175] [176] [177]
The 1967 Milwaukee riot was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, African American residents, outraged by the slow pace in ending housing discrimination and police brutality, began to riot on the evening of July 30, 1967. The inciting incident was a fight ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a riot during a Black Friday sale. Verdict: False The video is from a riot after the death of George Floyd. Fact Check: Sales over the ...
A post shared on X claims to show supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris beating up a supporter of former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin. Verdict: Misleading There is no evidence for this ...
On August 23, 2020, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old black man, was shot and seriously injured by police officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha, Wisconsin. [2] Sheskey shot Blake in the back four times and the side three times [3] after Blake opened the driver's door of an SUV belonging to the mother of his children, and attempted to reach inside.
The hospital said the lockdown was out of “an abundance of caution.” The shooting started around 2:25 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery in the city about 20 miles south of Milwaukee, police said.
On August 13, 2016, a riot began in the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sparked by the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. [9] During the three-day turmoil, several people, including police officers, were injured and dozens of protesters arrested. [3] A nightly curfew was set up for teenagers in the area. [4]