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
Kenosha is a city in and the seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-most populous city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenosha is a satellite city located roughly 40 miles (64 km) south of Milwaukee and 66 miles (106 km) north of Chicago and has significant cultural and economic connections to both cities. Interstate 94 runs along Kenosha's western border.
Image: Kenosha's Lakefront
Image: Tram passes in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail
Image: Lighthouse (4597370470)
Image: Kenosha Public Museum 2
