2 dead, 1 injured in Wisconsin protests over Blake shooting
Two people have been killed and one injured during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the police shooting of an unarmed African American.
Kenosha police issued a statement early Wednesday morning confirming that two people were killed in protests held just before midnight Tuesday.
The victims have not yet been identified as an investigation continues into the deaths. The other victim has sustained serious injuries that are not life threatening.
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Statewide outrage in response to a police shooting of Jacob Blake, has made authorities announce a state of emergency as well as deployment of US National Guard.
"We ask that you give the system time to run its course," Kenosha police Chief Daniel Miskinis said in a video statement Tuesday.
Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, has appealed for peace amid outrage and violence gripping the state.
"If Jacob knew what was going on as far as that goes, the violence and the destruction, he would be very unpleased," she said.
Blake was "helping to de-escalate a domestic incident" when he was shot from behind after he walked away from officers, co-counsel Benjamin Crump said.
Blake, who was shot multiple times, has been paralyzed from the waist down.
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