SHOOTING OFFICER
Who is Rusten Sheskey? Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times
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Who is Rusten Sheskey?
Officials in Wisconsin have named on Black father Jacob Blake.
The shooting of Blake has ignited a wave of violent protests in the city of Kenosha and beyond.
A video circulating on social media shows Blake walking towards a car followed by two officers.
The officer, now identified as Sheskey, then shoots him in the back as he opens the car door.
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Sheskey is a cop with over seven years' experience on the force.
In an in an interview with Kenosha News in 2019, Sheskey said: ""What I like most is that you’re dealing with people on perhaps the worst day of their lives and you can try and help them as much as you can and make that day a little bit better"
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Who is Jacob Blake and what happened to him?
was by Sheskey following a scuffle with police.
The shooting happened at about 5pm local time in Kenosha, , on August 23.
Officers were responding to a "domestic incident".
Witnesses said Blake was trying to break up an argument between women in a home nearby.
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Investigators later recovered a knife from the driver's-side footwell of Blake's car, near the door he had been entering, according to the .
Sheskey and the other officers at the scene of the shooting have been placed on administrative leave, officials added.
A Wisconsin DOJ spokesperson said: "Kenosha Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of 40th Street after a female caller reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises.
"During the incident, officers attempted to arrest Jacob S. Blake, age 29.
"Law enforcement deployed a taser to attempt to stop Mr. Blake, however the taser was not successful in stopping Mr. Blake.
"Mr. Blake walked around his vehicle, opened the driver’s side door, and leaned forward.
"While holding onto Mr. Blake’s shirt, Officer Rusten Sheskey fired his service weapon seven times.
"Officer Sheskey fired the weapon into Mr. Blake’s back. No other officer fired their weapon.
"Kenosha Police Department does not have body cameras, therefore the officers were not wearing body cameras.
"The shooting officer, Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey, has been a law enforcement officer with Kenosha Police Department for seven years.
"During the investigation following the initial incident, Mr. Blake admitted that he had a knife in his possession.
"DCI agents recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard of Mr. Blake’s vehicle. A search of the vehicle located no additional weapons."
Is Jacob Blake alive?
, Blake's father, told the that his son's body is riddled with seven bullets as a result of the incident.
Blake is also – and medics don't know yet if this will be a permanent condition.
“I want to put my hand on my son’s cheek and kiss him on his forehead, and then I’ll be OK,” he told the outlet.
Governor Tony Evers wrote on that he is "hoping earnestly that [Blake] will not succumb to his injuries."
Evers sais: "While we do not have all of the details yet, what we know for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country.”
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What is happening in Wisconsin?
The incident has sparked city-wide unrest which has prompted the County of Kenosha to declare a state of emergency.
A Twitter recording shows protesters hurling molotov cocktails and bricks at cops standing near patrol cars.
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Protesters were gathered in Wisconsin for the third night of protests in the middle of the street.
has since been arrested after who had taken to the streets to march against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
has been identified as one of the men who was shot by Rittenhouse and killed after he opened fire on to a crowd of protesters.
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LATEST ON JACOB BLAKE
What have Blake's family said about the tragic incident?
Blake's fiancee said .
"You shot him numerous times for no reason, " Booker .
"Disregard that my kids were in the car at all.
"And you knew they were in there because I kept screaming that.”
Blake Sr described the officers who pulled the trigger on his son as “the flint as well as the gasoline” for .
“Those police officers that shot my son like a dog in the street are responsible for everything that has happened in the city of Kenosha,” he told the .
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