jacob blake shooting

Loved ones of Jacob Blake expressed outrage following the not guilty verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial Friday with one relative referring to the ruling as a
“terrible, tragic injustice.”

The Rainbow Push Coalition’s Bishop Tavis Grant and Justin Blake, Jacob Blake’s family member, responded to Kyle Rittenhouse verdict outside the Kenosha County Courthouse.

The two people killed were identified as 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum, of Kenosha, and 26-year-old Anthony Huber, of Silver Lake, Wisconsin.

A jury has found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts in his murder trial connected to the shootings of three people during unrest in Kenosha during the summer of 2020.

As Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial sits under a national spotlight, so too do the stories of the three people he shot, two of whom died, during unrest Kenosha in the summer of 2020.

On the night of Aug. 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse went from being described as a 17-year-old police enthusiast to a teenage gunman accused of shooting three people, two of them fatally.

When Kyle Rittenhouse traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on a night of racial justice protests during the summer of 2020, he carried an AR-style semi-automatic rifle. Now on trial for murder after shooting and killing two men and wounding a third, his fate hinges on whether jurors believe he fired in self-defense. Criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully joined LX News to...

Screams could be heard as gunshots rang out in the streets of Kenosha late at night on Aug. 25, leaving two people dead and a third hospitalized as protesters appeared to rush an alleged gunman.

The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse kicks off Monday with the challenging task of seating jurors who haven’t already made up their minds about the man who shot three people, killing two, during a violent night of protests last year.

A use-of-force expert says an Illinois man who shot three people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last year made a reasonable decision given everything that was going on around him

Prosecutors won’t be allowed to argue at trial that Kyle Rittenhouse believes in the Proud Boys’ violent tactics or was affiliated with the white nationalist group the night of last year’s shootings, a judge ruled Friday. NBC 5’s Stefan Holt reports.

A Black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin says he expects to be walking soon

Prosecutors in Wisconsin want a judge to allow evidence at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial that shows he had a previous violent encounter in Kenosha before he fatally shot two men and injured another during a police brutality protest last year.

Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when he was shot by a white police officer last summer.

The Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in a shooting that sparked a nationwide firestorm will not face criminal charges, the Kenosha County District Attorney announced Tuesday. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

NBC 5’s Alex Maragos is in Kenosha as the community reacts to the decision not to charge officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last year.

After the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office announced the officer who shot Jacob Blake in Aug. 2020 will not face criminal charges, Blake’s family said they won’t stop seeking justice. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has more on their reaction.

Officials in Kenosha laid out their reasoning for not filing criminal charges against police officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake, and NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the details.

On Aug. 23, 2020, Kenosha police officers were called to a scene that would ultimately end with officers shooting Jacob Blake, a Black man, at least seven times, paralyzing him from the waist down.

The Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office plays 911 audio recordings, and dispatcher calls to police, during a press conference Tuesday in Kenosha.