In the aftermath of the August 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake, protests, riots, and civil unrest occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and around the United States as part of the larger United States racial unrest and Black Lives Matter movements. In addition to street protests, marches, and demonstrations, the shooting also led to the 2020 American athlete boycotts.
Justice for Jacob Blake Poster
Ruins of the Community Corrections Division building that burned down on August 24, 2020
Ruins of the Danish Brotherhood building
Residents paint a boarded-up building in Kenosha, August 28, 2020
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. Sheskey shot Blake in the back four times and the side three times after Blake opened the driver's door of an SUV belonging to the mother of his children, and attempted to reach inside. Sheskey said that he believed he was about to be stabbed, since Blake was holding a knife. Earlier during the encounter, Blake had been tasered by two officers, but the tasers failed to disable him and he continued toward the vehicle.
Image of Blake falling into the vehicle after the 5th shot
The site where police shot Blake, 5 days after the incident
Ruins of a Mattress Shop and Danish Brotherhood Lodge burned during riots
President Trump's motorcade in Kenosha
