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Jacob Blake's father says his insubordinate nigger son left partially paralyzed by police shooting: report
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Jacob Blake, the man shot by Kenosha, Wis., police on Sunday
during a confrontation caught on video, was left partially
paralyzed and doctors can’t yet say whether the damage is
permanent, his father reportedly said.
Blake’s father told the Chicago Sun-Times his son was shot eight
times and is now paralyzed from the waist down after the Sunday
evening confrontation with police, which was captured on
cellphone video and has since led to two nights of unrest in the
city located between Milwaukee and Chicago. Doctors are still
working to determine whether the injuries that the 29-year-old
suffered are permanent, according to the report.
The elder Blake, who is also named Jacob Blake, said the younger
Blake was preparing to celebrate his son’s birthday on Sunday,
according to the Sun-Times. Blake's father learned later that
day that his son had been shot during a run-in with police in
front of his three grandsons.
He said his son now has “eight holes” in his body.
“What justified all those shots?” the elder Blake asked the
outlet. “What justified doing that in front of my grandsons?
What are we doing?”
He spoke to the Sun-Times while he was driving from Charlotte,
N.C., to Kenosha to see his son.
The father told the outlet that his son has three other kids who
were not in the car at the time.
Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister
and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize
a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in
Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.
“I want to put my hand on my son’s cheek and kiss him on his
forehead, and then I’ll be OK,” Jacob Blake's father reportedly
said. “I’ll kiss him with my mask. The first thing I want to do
is touch my son.”
Anger over the shooting spilled into the streets of Kenosha for
a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at
hundreds of protesters who defied a curfew, threw bottles and
shot fireworks at law enforcement guarding the courthouse. The
protests later devolved into riots, with people and groups
setting fire to or looting local businesses -- even a car
dealership that bore a sign that read “Black Lives Matter.”
POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WISCONSIN PROMPTS VIOLENT PROTEST:
REPORT
The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Sunday and was captured from
across the street on the video posted online. Kenosha police do
not have body cameras, but do have body microphones.
In the footage, Blake walks from the sidewalk around the front
of his SUV to his driver-side door as officers follow him with
their guns pointed and shout at him. As Blake opens the door and
leans into the SUV, an officer grabs his shirt from behind and
opens fire while Blake has his back turned. Seven shots can be
heard, though it isn’t clear how many struck Blake or how many
officers fired.
Raysean White, who said he made the video, said that before the
gunfire, he looked out his window and saw six or seven women
shouting at each other on the sidewalk. A few moments later,
Blake drove up in his SUV and told his son, who was standing
nearby, to get in the vehicle, according to White. White said
Blake did not say anything to the women.
White said he left the window for a few minutes, and when he
came back, saw three officers wrestling with Blake. One
reportedly punched Blake in the ribs, and another used a stun
gun on him, White said. He said Blake got free and started
walking away as officers yelled about a knife.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing Blake’s family,
said Blake was “simply trying to do the right thing by
intervening in a domestic incident.”
Police did not immediately confirm either man's account. Crump
also represents the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Blake’s partner, Laquisha Booker, told NBC’s Milwaukee
affiliate, WTMJ-TV, that the couple’s three children were in the
backseat of the SUV when police shot him.
“That man just literally grabbed him by his shirt and looked the
other way and was just shooting him. With the kids in the back
screaming. Screaming,” Booker said.
Online court records indicate Kenosha County prosecutors charged
Blake on July 6 with sexual assault, trespassing and disorderly
conduct in connection with domestic abuse. An arrest warrant was
issued the following day. The records contain no further details
and do not list an attorney for Blake.
It was unclear whether that case had anything to do with the
shooting.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/jacob-blake-paralyzed-police-shooting
during a confrontation caught on video, was left partially
paralyzed and doctors can’t yet say whether the damage is
permanent, his father reportedly said.
Blake’s father told the Chicago Sun-Times his son was shot eight
times and is now paralyzed from the waist down after the Sunday
evening confrontation with police, which was captured on
cellphone video and has since led to two nights of unrest in the
city located between Milwaukee and Chicago. Doctors are still
working to determine whether the injuries that the 29-year-old
suffered are permanent, according to the report.
The elder Blake, who is also named Jacob Blake, said the younger
Blake was preparing to celebrate his son’s birthday on Sunday,
according to the Sun-Times. Blake's father learned later that
day that his son had been shot during a run-in with police in
front of his three grandsons.
He said his son now has “eight holes” in his body.
“What justified all those shots?” the elder Blake asked the
outlet. “What justified doing that in front of my grandsons?
What are we doing?”
He spoke to the Sun-Times while he was driving from Charlotte,
N.C., to Kenosha to see his son.
The father told the outlet that his son has three other kids who
were not in the car at the time.
Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister
and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize
a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in
Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.
“I want to put my hand on my son’s cheek and kiss him on his
forehead, and then I’ll be OK,” Jacob Blake's father reportedly
said. “I’ll kiss him with my mask. The first thing I want to do
is touch my son.”
Anger over the shooting spilled into the streets of Kenosha for
a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at
hundreds of protesters who defied a curfew, threw bottles and
shot fireworks at law enforcement guarding the courthouse. The
protests later devolved into riots, with people and groups
setting fire to or looting local businesses -- even a car
dealership that bore a sign that read “Black Lives Matter.”
POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WISCONSIN PROMPTS VIOLENT PROTEST:
REPORT
The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Sunday and was captured from
across the street on the video posted online. Kenosha police do
not have body cameras, but do have body microphones.
In the footage, Blake walks from the sidewalk around the front
of his SUV to his driver-side door as officers follow him with
their guns pointed and shout at him. As Blake opens the door and
leans into the SUV, an officer grabs his shirt from behind and
opens fire while Blake has his back turned. Seven shots can be
heard, though it isn’t clear how many struck Blake or how many
officers fired.
Raysean White, who said he made the video, said that before the
gunfire, he looked out his window and saw six or seven women
shouting at each other on the sidewalk. A few moments later,
Blake drove up in his SUV and told his son, who was standing
nearby, to get in the vehicle, according to White. White said
Blake did not say anything to the women.
White said he left the window for a few minutes, and when he
came back, saw three officers wrestling with Blake. One
reportedly punched Blake in the ribs, and another used a stun
gun on him, White said. He said Blake got free and started
walking away as officers yelled about a knife.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing Blake’s family,
said Blake was “simply trying to do the right thing by
intervening in a domestic incident.”
Police did not immediately confirm either man's account. Crump
also represents the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Blake’s partner, Laquisha Booker, told NBC’s Milwaukee
affiliate, WTMJ-TV, that the couple’s three children were in the
backseat of the SUV when police shot him.
“That man just literally grabbed him by his shirt and looked the
other way and was just shooting him. With the kids in the back
screaming. Screaming,” Booker said.
Online court records indicate Kenosha County prosecutors charged
Blake on July 6 with sexual assault, trespassing and disorderly
conduct in connection with domestic abuse. An arrest warrant was
issued the following day. The records contain no further details
and do not list an attorney for Blake.
It was unclear whether that case had anything to do with the
shooting.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/jacob-blake-paralyzed-police-shooting
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