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Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake Won't Face Criminal Charges: DA
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.
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Activists, Family Call for Non-Violence After Blake Decision in Kenosha
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.
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Jacob Blake's Family ‘Won't Stop' Seeking Justice After Kenosha Shooting
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.
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Timeline: How the Jacob Blake Shooting Unfolded
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.
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Officials Lay Out Reasoning in Decision Not to Charge Officers in Jacob Blake Shooting
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.
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Raw Video: 911 Calls From Scene of Jacob Blake Shooting
The Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office plays 911 audio recordings, and dispatcher calls to police, during a press conference Tuesday in Kenosha.
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Watch Live: Blake Family Holds News Conference Ahead of Charging Decision
The family of Jacob Blake plans to hold a news conference Monday and march in Kenosha ahead of a decision on whether charges will be filed in the police shooting of the Wisconsin man, WTMJ, the NBC affiliate in Milwaukee, reported.
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Kenosha Prepares for Decision on Charges in Jacob Blake Shooting
The city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is preparing for protests when a charging decision comes in the police shooting of Jacob Blake, officials said Sunday. A decision is expected within the next two weeks.
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Kenosha Mayor, Police Chief Pen Op-Ed on ‘Preparing for the Blake Investigation Decision'
Kenosha’s mayor and police chief urged residents to remain peaceful regardless of the results of an investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake.
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Report: 5 Investigations of Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake
The white Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot a Black man in the back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, had been the subject of five internal investigations since he joined the department in 2013. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that it has reviewed the personnel file of Officer Rusten Sheskey, who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the...
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Kyle Rittenhouse, Illinois Teen Charged in Deadly Kenosha Shootings, Due Back in Court
A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is due back in court Friday as his attorneys fight efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
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Extradition Fight Continues in Kenosha Protest Shootings
A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, remains in custody in his home state of Illinois as his attorneys fight efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges. Kyle Rittenhouse appeared on a video stream and wore a face mask during a brief court hearing Friday...
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Attorneys: Extraditing Kyle Rittenhouse Would ‘Turn Him Over to Mob'
Sending a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to stand trial in Wisconsin would “turn him over to the mob,” defense attorneys argued in court records Thursday. Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested at his home in Antioch, Illinois, a day after prosecutors say he shot and killed two protesters and injured a...
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Families of Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake Join at Evanston Rally
After the release of grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor’s case, family members of Taylor and relatives of Jacob Blake joined together Saturday to call for unity. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.
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‘We're Here for Unity:' Families of Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake Join at Evanston Rally
Family members of Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake joined Chicago Rev. Jesse Jackson Saturday in Evanston, Blake’s hometown, to call for reform within the country’s judicial system. One day earlier, Kentucky’s attorney general released grand jury recordings, including testimony from police and witnesses, in the case of Taylor, a Louisville EMT who was fatally in March shot during a botched...
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Attorneys Pursue Self-Defense Strategy For Kyle Rittenhouse
On Friday, Kyle Rittenhouse and his attorneys revealed plans to fight the teen’s extradition from Illinois and Wisconsin. Now, Phil Rogers with NBC 5 Investigates reports Rittenhouse’s lawyer has a video that reveals the defense strategy.
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Attorneys Pursue Self-Defense Strategy For Kyle Rittenhouse
Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Lake County youth accused of killing two people and wounding a third during protests last month in Kenosha have mounted a high-profile defense alleging he acted in self-defense. “This is 100% self-defense,” Los Angeles attorney John Pierce stated in a video posted to Twitter earlier this month. “If this is not self defense for…
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Kyle Rittenhouse, Charged With Killing 2 in Kenosha, to Challenge Extradition to Wisconsin
An attorney for the 17-year-old from Illinois charged in shootings that left two people dead and a third wounded last month during unrest in Kenosha said in a hearing on Friday that they planned to challenge the teen’s extradition to Wisconsin.
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Kyle Rittenhouse, Charged in Kenosha Shootings, Appears at Hearing, Will Fight Extradition
The 17-year-old from Illinois charged in shootings that left two people dead and a third wounded last month during unrest in Kenosha appeared in a hearing on Friday during which his attorney said they planned to challenge his extradition to Wisconsin.
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Kyle Rittenhouse, Charged With Killing 2 in Kenosha, to Appear in Court Friday
The 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during unrest in Kenosha last month is scheduled to appear in court Friday for a hearing on whether or not he’ll be extradited to Wisconsin. Chris Hush reports.