Jacob Blake Shooting: White police officer shoot Black man multiple times as his children watch

A black man identified as, Jacob Blake, was shot several times in the back by the police as his children watched in horror.

The shooting came as demonstrators continue to decry police violence in American cities, including the encounters that killed George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

The man is in stable condition in an intensive care unit, according to attorney Ben Crump, who represents the Blake family.

A Black man was hospitalized in serious condition after police shot him several times in the back as he opened the door of a parked vehicle in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Graphic video of the shooting emerged on social media late Sunday, sparking angry protests that prompted the city to declare an emergency curfew.

Governor Tony Evers said;

“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.”

Kenosha police have asked the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation to take over the investigation into the shooting. The findings will go to District Attorney Michael D. Graveley. His office will determine whether to bring any charges against the officers. Graveley said the investigation is in “its earliest stages.”