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On August 23, 2020, Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake seven times, leaving him paralyzed. The shooting occurred amid heightened national tensions following the killing of George Floyd three months earlier. In the days that followed, Kenosha saw protests, marches, and widespread riots.
Kenosha firefighters illuminate graffiti reading “Rusten Sheskey you caused this” on the side of a building they had just extinguished during the unrest that followed the August 23, 2020 shooting of Jacob Blake. Officer Rusten Sheskey fired seven times, leaving Blake paralyzed from the waist down.
A SWAT team bearcat stands guard over firefighters as they fight multiple building fires.
Kenosha firefighters fight multiple building fires during the unrest.
One of Jacob Blakes three sisters weeps as she speaks to media about her brother.
The collapsed remains of the still burning Danish brotherhood lodge in Kenosha. A lone firefighter observes the scene.
Jacob Blakes father and sister comfort each other as informing the world of there brothers paralysis.
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