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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 over the summer and leaving him partially paralyzed, said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire. Jacob Blake, 29, said an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” that…

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.

After prosecutors decided not t file charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake, the Wisconsin man’s family gathered Monday to called for the officer who shot Blake to be fired. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports.

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.

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.

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.

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

Michael Gravely, District Attorney of Kenosha County, Wis., announced that he will not pursue charges against the police officers that shot Jacob Blake seven times as he walked away, leaving him paralyzed.

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.

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.

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. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has mroe.

As the governor mobilizes the National Guard, business owners in Kenosha are boarding up their windows and hoping the area avoids the unrest it saw over the summer. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.

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 trial for 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two men during an August protest in Wisconsin, can proceed after a judge on Thursday ruled that probable cause was found in the case.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during unrest over the summer, has been released from the Kenosha County Jail after his bond was posted Friday, authorities confirmed.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the suburban teen accused of killing two at Kenosha protests, was able to post bond thanks, in part, to the help of the CEO of MyPillow and actor Ricky Schroder. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during unrest over the summer, has been released from the Kenosha County Jail after his bond was posted Friday, authorities confirmed.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old suburban teen charged with killing two during protests in Kenosha, was released from jail after posting $2 million bond. NBC 5’s Stefan Holt reports.

Kyle Rittenhouse spoke publicly in his first interview since he was arrested and charged for shooting three protesters, two of them fatally, during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the summer.

 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...