The Justice Department will not pursue federal civil rights violation charges against the Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake last summer, which culminated in days of violent riots where two people were killed.
Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey shot Blake, 30, on Aug. 23, 2020 during a domestic disturbance call. The shooting left Blake paralyzed amid a summer ofIn its finding, the Justice Department said a team of prosecutors from its Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Wisconsin reviewed evidence obtained by the FBI and state investigators in an effort to determined if Sheskey violated federal law.
Authorities were trying to arrest Blake on an outstanding warrant when a pocketknife fell from his pants. Footage of the shooting shows Blake walking away from officers toward the driver’s side of his vehicle. His two children were in the backseat.
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