Justice Dept. won’t pursue federal charges against Wis. officer in Jacob Blake shooting

10/10/21
 
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from The Washington Post,
10/8/21:

The Justice Department said Friday that it would not seek federal criminal civil rights charges against police officer Rusten Sheskey of Kenosha, Wis., in the shooting of a Black man last summer that reignited social-justice protests.

The department said there was insufficient evidence to prove that Sheskey willfully used excessive force. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced in January that his office would not seek charges against Sheskey, who had been on administrative leave since the shooting. He returned to the job in April and was not disciplined by the police department.

Jacob Blake, now 30, was left partially paralyzed after Sheskey, who is White, fired seven times into his back as Blake attempted to enter a sport utility vehicle that he had been driving during the August 2020 incident.

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