Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul identified the police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha on Sunday as Rusten Sheskey. Sheskey, who appears to be white, shot Blake, who is Black, in the back seven times on Sunday as he opened the door of his car. The officers present were responding to a call from a woman about a domestic issue and attempted to arrest Blake. As Blake returned to his car, Sheskey was the only officer to fire his weapon, according to Kaul, who said all of the officers involved are on administrative leave. On Wednesday, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with murder and arrested for allegedly shooting several people at a protest for Blake on Tuesday night.

Source: Huffington Post August 26, 2020 23:48 UTC