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DENEEN SMITH [email protected]‌ ‌The focus of the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement turned to Kenosha following the shooting of a man by a Kenosha Police officer Sunday, captured on video that spread quickly on social media. The city erupted in protest after the shooting, with some protesters clashing with police, breaking windows, setting fires and looting businesses down- town. Jacob Blake, 29, was shot after police were called to the 2800 block of 40th Street at 5:11 p.m. Sunday for a do- mestic dispute. Witnesses said Blake had come to the scene to break up a fight, but then had a dis- Jacob Blake pute with police. The video shows Blake walking to a parked SUV followed by an officer with a gun drawn. As Blake attempts to get into the vehicle, the officer can be seen grabbing his shirt and pointing his gun. The DAN TRUTTSCHEL PHOTOS, KENOSHA NEWS‌ gunfire is audible as a woman Law enforcement officers in tactical gear block the entrance to the Kenosha County Public Safety Building after a crowd of protesters tried to get in standing nearby screams. Wit- Monday afternoon in response to an officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday night. nesses said Blake’s three young children were inside the parked vehicle. Civil rights leaders pledge to find justice for Blake “The commitment I JILL TATGE-ROZELL make to the family [email protected]‌ and to the officer and ‌Civil rights organizations made a pledge Monday to the everyone else is that family of Jacob Blake, who was justice will be served, shot by a Kenosha police officer that people will be Sunday, and to the community to be involved in the justice process. held responsible and “We want to calm the public that we will know the and let them know the civil rights organizations will be involved,” truth.” said Yolanda Adams, a member of the NAACP and former CEO of Mayor John Antaramian the Urban League of Racine and Kenosha Inc. “It’s not to place The video sparked national blame, or point fingers. We will outrage and calls for justice, be asking for the facts.” including from Joe Biden, the Adams planned on hav- Democratic nominee for presi- ing speakers from several civil dent. rights groups address the media “These shots pierce the soul at Civic Center Park in conjunc- of our nation,” Biden stated. “Jill tion with a press conference with and I pray for Jacob’s recovery Mayor Antaramian and Kenosha and for his children.” County Executive Jim Kreuser. According to local officials and However, when that press statements from family members conference was moved into the on social media, Blake survived Public Safety Building, many did surgery at Froedtert Hospital in not gain entrance before the door Milwaukee and is in serious con- was closed to the public. Young dition. adult Black Lives Matter protest- An online fundraiser for Blake ers from outside the door yelled raised nearly $300,000 in seven at Adams that the NAACP “is not hours. Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian talks to protesters outside the Kenosha County Public Safety Building on standing with them” because Monday afternoon after the crowd was denied entrance inside for a press briefing. The briefing was held in Please see PLEA, Page A4 response to Sunday night’s shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha police officer. Please see JUSTICE, Page A4

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County Exec issues statement this case for everyone.” Plea Justice Several civil rights leaders is- From A1 ‌County Executive Jim Kreuser issued the following statement: From A1 sued a “reminder” to those who “The events that unfolded in our community over the last 24 hours are choose to protest to do so peace- The Wisconsin Department of nothing short of tragic. My heart goes out to Jacob Blake and his family, they are not being allowed to have fully and respectfully. Criminal Justice is investigating and to everyone touched in some way by this horrific episode. a voice. “Destroying personal property the shooting, and the officers in- “We do not yet know many of the details of this officer-involved shooting, “I understand their feelings, and/or hurting others in the com- volved are on administrative leave. but we do know that it is the latest of a devastating series of events in our I was that age one time,” Adams munity will not prove your point,” When the probe is complete, its nation that have touched nerves and stoked fears about our relations with said. “I feel the disconnect.” said Nanci Hernandez, president recommendations will be handed law enforcement, and with one another. Some civil rights leaders pro- of the League of United American over to Kenosha County District “Kenosha County recently declared racism to be a public health crisis, vided a written version of what they Citizens (LULAC) Council 339. Attorney Michael Graveley for a and our leaders — myself included — have resolved to address this issue were going to say to the media. Yoger Aguilar, president of LU- decision on possible charges. in a meaningful way. Sunday’s tragedy and the ensuing reaction reinforce “The Kenosha community is LAC Council No. 354, said, “It is Graveley said he is hopeful the the need for change in our community. grieving as a result of this tragic time for us to have representation U.S. Attorney’s office will conduct “In the coming days, I’m hoping for a meeting of stakeholders of our shooting; but also, we grieve for and to sit at the same table to dis- an investigation, saying the fed- whole community, that we have an attentive ear, talk about the next steps what seems to be a loss of civility cuss strategies that avoid future eral agency reached out about it. forward and set the path. in Kenosha,” reads the speech by issues.” She called upon elected “It’s my hope that they will do a “In the meantime, I pray for Mr. Blake’s recovery, and for the safety of Wendell Harris, president of the officials to address violence and parallel civil rights investigation,” everyone in our county, our state and our nation.” NAACP Wisconsin State Con- racial inequality in our underrep- he said. “I’m hoping they will do ference of Branches. “When any resented communities. an investigation that takes place gear moved through the assem- thing with officers is to de-esca- of us contacts the police, we seek “Reform our law enforcement at the same time, which will allow bled reporters and television late the situation.” help, not bullets; we are looking academies by implementing new this community to heal sooner.” crews inside the building as other Speaking at the press con- for peace, not terror; we are des- training techniques that teach our “My heart goes out to Jacob officers moved officials and the ference, Kaul said he could not perate for relief, not an ever-en- officers a better approach method Blake’s family,” Mayor John An- media into another area of the give details of the investigation during grief.” when addressing our communi- taramian said. “The commitment building behind locked doors. into the shooting. He would not Harris said the Kenosha NAACP ties,” Aguilar wrote in her state- I make to the family and to the Outside, police used pepper say whether Blake had a gun in is “committed to finding resolu- ment. “They need to learn how to officer and everyone else is that spray to move protesters away the car, or give any information tion and meeting with KPD Chief, not harm and overreact to indi- justice will be served, that people from the building. about the identity of the officers and D.A. and the Police and Fire viduals in our community by pro- will be held responsible and that The chaotic scene as local involved. He said that informa- Commission in that regard. filing them as a threat just because we will know the truth.” officials called for justice and tion would be given later. “In the most tragic way, we of their skin color. We demand a Local officials put out a plea peaceful protest underlined the “Our goal is very simple: We are finding ourselves with police clean investigation.” for protesters to remain peaceful challenge facing the community. are going to vigorously and fully authorities who seem more con- Lupe Martinez, state director of Monday as the National Guard Protests calling for reform of investigate the facts of this case,” cerned with ammunition and es- LULAC, also provided a statement. was called in to provide addi- policing and the criminal justice Kaul said. “And in this case, as calation,” Harris planned to say. “Although all details are not tional security. system have been ongoing around well as any other case we inves- “Those who have been ordained clear at this time, what is clear, “What occurred last night in the the country, including Kenosha, tigate, our pursuit of justice will with the privilege to act under the based on the available video, is city of Kenosha is unacceptable,” since the death of George Floyd in be unwavering.” color of law continue to disap- that another Black man was shot Antaramian said. “Rioting and loot- May. Floyd died after a Minneap- The shooting occurred as Keno- point the communities that they in the back by police officers,” ing is not something that is accept- olis Police Officer kneeled on his sha has been struggling through a are serving. And, our police must Martinez wrote. “This must stop. able in this community, and there- neck for more than eight minutes. period of unusual violence. There be held to a greater standard and LULAC stands with our Black fore that also has consequences.” With the exception of one day were two shooting homicides in accountable in this tragedy.” brothers and sisters in a call for As Anatarmian spoke, protest- months ago, protests in Kenosha the city last week, one just outside Terrance Warthen, of the Our an immediate investigation in ers were battering the door of the had been peaceful. the city on Sheridan Road. Also, Wisconsin Revolution group, and Kenosha and an immediate halt, Kenosha Public Safety Building. That changed Sunday night. a Kenosha Police officer was shot a Kenosha resident, was able to nation-wide, to the senseless City and county officials, along SheShe Berryman and Jamar- Aug. 8 while investigating a call speak during the press conference. shootings by police officers. We with longtime local civil rights cus Blaze live less than a block about a man entering vehicles — it “I’m a citizen much like oth- stand in Unity with Black Lives organizers and Wisconsin At- from Civic Center Park, a center was the first time a city police of- ers you see out in the streets,” Matter.” torney General Josh Kaul, had of protests Sunday and Monday. ficer was shot on duty in decades. Warthen said. “I understand in Prior to the rally, Human Rights called a news conference at Civic They watched from their porch That officer survived. the most intimate of ways the Campaign Wisconsin State Di- Center Park Monday afternoon to and the park Sunday night. They The Wisconsin law that re- anger and the fear and the frus- rector Wendy Strout also issued discuss the shooting, the investi- said the scene became frighten- quires police shootings be in- tration we see out in our streets. I a statement in response to the gation and the protests. ing as protesters set fire to city vestigated by outside agencies understand where there need for shooting. When about 100 protesters trucks set up to control move- has its roots in another shooting justice comes from.” “What happened to Jacob Blake turned up, organizers made the ment of vehicles, and set fire to by Kenosha Police. He said he applauds those who is absolutely horrific and clearly decision based on security con- buildings and a nearby car lot. In 2004, police shot 21-year- are exercising their rights “to shows that our nation is still cerns to move it inside the Public “There were protesters and old Michael Bell after an officer gather and speak and address the deep in the battle for the safety Safety Building. then there were opportunists,” confronted him outside his fam- pain in this community.” and dignity of black lives,” Strout Anatarmian attempted to speak Blaze said. ily home after a traffic infraction. “And as difficult as it is – and wrote in a provided statement. outside. “Regrettably, in attempt- The couple described one per- Bell died when he was shot by no I’m not the ‘Black guy’ at this “The officers responsible for this ing to hopefully calm people down son breaking a window at the an officer who said Bell was at- press conference to say that – I senseless shooting must be held I was not overly successful,” An- Dinosaur Discovery Museum on tempting to grab his gun. need lasting change and I need accountable for their actions.” tarmian said, his voice shaking. the west side of the park and at- In 2014, after lobbying from us to engage in this is a way that Strout called for the investiga- As Antarmaian and County Ex- tempting to set the building on Bell’s father, also named Michael moves us forward.” tion to “be swift and thorough so ecutive Jim Kreuser spoke, pro- fire, while other protesters tried Bell, the law was changed to re- He said “a week from now, a that Blake’s family, the people of testers could be heard shouting to stop the attack. quire those independent inves- month from now, a year from now, Kenosha, and all of the U.S., espe- outside and banging on the door. Blaze said the video of the tigations. Prior to that change, these cameras will be gone, most cially Black Americans, can know “They just broke the door,” a shooting is horrifying, and he be- police agencies investigated their of these protestors will be gone, that we are turning the tide on our police officer said, interrupting lieves those police officers should own officers after incidents where but those of us in this city whose nation’s long history of devaluing the news conference. “The door have been weeded out of the de- deadly force was used. loved ones, whose livelihoods and Black lives, and that we now live is broken, this is no longer secure, partment in the past. “I just feel Bell was in Civic Center Park whose hearts are here will still be in a nation where unjust shootings we have to move people back.” like that’s something they should for the protests Monday, holding here. I need you to do everything of Black people by police will not M Law enforcement in tactical have been able to see — the main a photo of his son. you can to help us find justice in go unpunished.” 1