Police officers in Wisconsin will not face charges for shooting Black man 

Madison, January 7 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of  Wisconsin, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley has announced no charges will be filed against the white police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in August, leaving the 29-year-old Black man partially paralyzed. 

The officer, Rusten Sheskey, fired the shots at point-blank range into Blake’s back as he leaned into his car.  Inside the car were Blake’s three boys, aged 3, 5 and 8. 

The shooting sparked major protests against racism and police brutality in Kenosha.  B’Ivory LaMarr, an attorney for the Blake family, criticized the decision.  She said: “It is very discouraging for all the protesters and all the individuals who gathered peacefully to urge change.  And it just shows that we have a lot of work to do.  We won’t stop, and it doesn’t stop here.  There are three justice systems in America.  There’s one for Black and Brown people, one for police officers and one for the rest of America.”