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A Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests, says he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire

Prosecutors in Wisconsin have asked a judge to order an Illinois teen charged with killing two people and wounding a third in unrest following a police shooting to stay out of bars and away from violent white supremacist groups, saying he made a hand gesture adopted by those groups while out drinking.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the now 18-year-old charged with killing two during protests in Kenosha, went to a southeastern Wisconsin bar on Tuesday, the same day he entered not guilty pleas during a formal arraignment, authorities said.

LeBron James called a prosecutor’s decision not to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in Wisconsin this summer a “blow to the heart and to the gut.” Back in Wisconsin, the Marquette men’s basketball team wore black uniforms to protest the decision, and the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks said they plan to continue pushing...

Officers involved in the August 2020 shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha remain on administrative leave, the Kenosha Police Department said.

Attorneys for the family of Jacob Blake said they are “immensely disappointed” at the Kenosha County district attorney’s decision not to charge any officers involved in the controversial shooting that took place last summer, but continued to push for a peaceful response to the decision.

The Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times in a shooting that sparked a nationwide firestorm will not face criminal charges, the Kenosha County District Attorney announced Tuesday.

After the district attorney announced the officer involved who shot Jacob Blake in August will not face charges, Blake’s family said they won’t stop seeking justice.

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.

B’Ivory Lamarr, the attorney for Jacob Blake’s family, told reporters that they would be pursuing “every remedy that is available” after the Kenosha District Attorney announced that he would not be pursuing criminal charges against the police officers who shot and paralyzed Blake in August.

Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley is set to hold a press conference Tuesday to announce whether or not the officer who shot Jacob Blake over the summer in a shooting that sparked days of protests and unrest will face criminal charges.

The Illinois teen accused of killing two men during an August protest in Wisconsin pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday as Kenosha awaits a charging decision in the police shooting of a Black man that sparked the unrest.

As the country waits on a charging decision in the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, his family and activists are calling for loud, but non-violent, marches and demonstrations in the lead-up to, and in the aftermath of, that decision. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the details.

Multiple roads were closed in Kenosha Monday as the city braces for a potential charging decision in the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer last summer.

Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian was granted emergency powers Monday ahead of an anticipated charging decision in the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer last summer. The Kenosha City Council granted the emergency powers during a meeting Monday as officials prepare for expected unrest following the decision of whether to charge police officers involved in the shooting, which sparked…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has mobilized the Wisconsin National Guard to help assist authorities in Kenosha ahead of an anticipated charging decision in the Aug. 2020 shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer. In a press release, the Guard says that it will be mobilized to “state active duty” to help assist police in Kenosha in “preserving public safety”…

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.

Claims filed on behalf of two men shot by an Illinois teen during a night of protests over a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, allege the city and Kenosha County were negligent in their response to the unrest.

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.

Kenosha’s mayor and police chief urged residents to remain peaceful regardless of the results of an investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake.