Kenosha Police Officer Avoids Charges in Jacob Blake Shooting [View all]
The Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times won’t face criminal charges, District Attorney Michael Graveley said.
”If you do not have a case you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt as you’re going to hear me talk about, then you’re ethically obligated not to charge such a case,” Graveley said at a Tuesday news conference. “The question to a jury would be did Officer Sheskey reasonably believe that the shooting at Jacob Blake was necessary to prevent being stabbed by him or necessary to prevent someone else from being in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm.”
Officer Rusten Sheskey repeatedly shot Blake on Aug. 23 as he tried to enter a vehicle with his children inside, after an unsuccessful attempt to arrest him, according to a report by state Attorney General Josh Kaul. Police had been called to the scene by a woman who reported that Blake, whom she referred to as her boyfriend, wasn’t permitted on her property.
Blake admitted to possessing a knife at the scene, according to the Kaul report. Benjamin Crump, a Blake lawyer, said the incident left his client paralyzed.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-05/district-attorney-won-t-charge-police-officer-in-blake-shooting
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