Jacob Blake: Police officer in Kenosha shooting named

Last week after days of unrest in Kenosha in Wisconsin, an unarmed man Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer.

It is alleged that as Mr Blake opened his car door, the police officer shot him. It is believed that his children witnessed the shooting. Mr Blake survived and is currently in hospital. There have been further protests since the event.

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