/tags/jacob-blake Jacob Blake en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:38:45 GMT /2021-11-19/kyle-rittenhouse-is-acquitted-of-all-charges-in-the-trial-over-killing-2-in-kenosha Rittenhouse was 17 years old and armed with an AR-15-style rifle when he fatally shot two protesters and wounded a third in August 2020. A jury found he acted in self-defense on a night of unrest. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:38:45 GMT /2021-11-19/kyle-rittenhouse-is-acquitted-of-all-charges-in-the-trial-over-killing-2-in-kenosha Becky Sullivan /news/2021-04-13/rusten-sheskey-kenosha-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-will-not-face-discipline "Officer Sheskey was found to have been acting within policy," Kenosha, Wis., police Chief Daniel Miskinis said Tuesday, adding that he knows "some will not be pleased with the outcome." Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:43:01 GMT /news/2021-04-13/rusten-sheskey-kenosha-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-will-not-face-discipline Laurel Wamsley /news/2021-03-26/jacob-blake-files-excessive-force-lawsuit-against-kenosha-police-officer-who-shot-him Attorneys for Jacob Blake have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey over the August shooting, which left Blake paralyzed and sparked days of unrest. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:34:00 GMT /news/2021-03-26/jacob-blake-files-excessive-force-lawsuit-against-kenosha-police-officer-who-shot-him Rachel Treisman /news/2021-01-05/national-guard-mobilized-as-kenosha-braces-for-charging-decision-in-jacob-blake-case Kenosha, Wis., police Officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, seven times in the back in August after Blake slowly walked away from officers and toward a parked vehicle. Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:11:09 GMT /news/2021-01-05/national-guard-mobilized-as-kenosha-braces-for-charging-decision-in-jacob-blake-case Brakkton Booker /news/2021-01-05/kenosha-negligence-claims-filed-against-city-and-county-over-fatal-shootings Attorneys for two men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse have each filed $10 million claims against Kenosha, Wis., as the city girds for unrest when a charging decision is made in the shooting of Jacob Blake. Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:28:53 GMT /news/2021-01-05/kenosha-negligence-claims-filed-against-city-and-county-over-fatal-shootings Laurel Wamsley /2020-12-03/kenosha-shooting-suspect-kyle-rittenhouse-ordered-to-stand-trial Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner Loren Keating said he found enough probable cause for the case to go forward. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 22:06:21 GMT /2020-12-03/kenosha-shooting-suspect-kyle-rittenhouse-ordered-to-stand-trial Brakkton Booker /2020-11-03/bail-for-kyle-rittenhouse-accused-kenosha-shooter-set-at-2-million Rittenhouse's lawyers argued that because he had allegedly acted in self-defense the bond should be set at $750,000. But Court Commissioner Loren Keating rejected that argument. Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:20:19 GMT /2020-11-03/bail-for-kyle-rittenhouse-accused-kenosha-shooter-set-at-2-million Vanessa Romo /2020-08-28/nba-agrees-to-use-arenas-as-polling-places-in-deal-to-resume-playoffs The NBA and its players union announce a plan to convert arenas into polling places to give communities vulnerable to COVID-19 a safe option for in-person voting. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:11:44 GMT /2020-08-28/nba-agrees-to-use-arenas-as-polling-places-in-deal-to-resume-playoffs Samantha Raphelson /2020-08-27/ap-source-says-nba-postponing-thursdays-postseason-games NBA players decided Thursday that they want to continue the season, coming to that consensus one day after three postseason games were postponed in a protest of racial injustice. It was not clear yet when the season would resume, according to one of the people who spoke to AP. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:05:30 GMT /2020-08-27/ap-source-says-nba-postponing-thursdays-postseason-games Brian Mahoney, Tim Reynolds | Associated Press /2020-08-26/bucks-players-dont-take-the-court-for-nba-playoff-game LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor for their scheduled playoff game against the Orlando Magic. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:09:54 GMT /2020-08-26/bucks-players-dont-take-the-court-for-nba-playoff-game Brian Mahoney