The video shot on a cellphone shows the police followed the black man drawing guns on him as he went around the front of gray SUV.
Kenosha, United States| Police had to resort to firing tear gas after a large crowd of protesters gathered following the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha and the protest turned violent.
A video on social media showed a black man being shot by the police 7 times from behind when the man was leaning into a vehicle.
After the video went viral, people gathered at the scene, set fires and threw bricks and Molotov cocktails at police. This led to authorities imposing curfew in the region.
Wisconsin governor Tony Evers said that the name of victim was Jacob Blake. He was airlifted to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and was in serious condition, police said.
“Tonight, Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times, in broad daylight, in Kenosha, Wisconsin,” Evers posted on Twitter.
“While we do not have all of the details yet, what we know for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country,” he said.
“We stand with all those who have and continue to demand justice, equity, and accountability for Black lives in our country,” he further added.
According to police, the incident happened when they were responding to a domestic incident at about 5:11pm.
The video shot on cellphone shows the police followed the black man drawing guns on him as he went around the front of gray SUV.
As the man opened the door and tried to get into the front seat, one of the the officers pulled on his t-shirt and he appeared to be shot repeatedly in the back.
Blake’s three sons were in the car at the time and he had been trying to break up a fight between two women, Civil Rights Attorney General Ben Crump said.
“They saw a cop shoot their father. They will be traumatized forever,” Crump posted on Twitter.
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