Jacob Blake

Loved ones of Jacob Blake expressed outrage following the not guilty verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial Friday with one relative referring to the ruling as a
“terrible, tragic injustice.”

Activist Bishop Tavis Grant spoke outside the Kenosha courthouse moments after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges after killing two people during social justice protests last summer. Grant appeared alongside Justin Blake, the uncle of Jacob Blake who was killed in Kenosha and whose death prompted the protests Rittenhouse attended.

The jury found Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts in the murder trial connected to the shootings of three people in Kenosha, Wis.

Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges related to his killing two unarmed men and shooting an armed man during a protest in Wisconsin.

As Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial sits under a national spotlight, so too do the stories of the three people he shot, two of whom died, during unrest Kenosha in the summer of 2020.

On the night of Aug. 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse went from being described as a 17-year-old police enthusiast to a teenage gunman accused of shooting three people, two of them fatally.

A juror in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial was dismissed Thursday after a court security officer reported that the man told a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which set off protests in the Wisconsin city where Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three people.

A man who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin has filed a federal lawsuit alleging police did nothing to prevent the violence.

Federal prosecutors say they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year

A Black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin says he expects to be walking soon

Prosecutors in Wisconsin want a judge to allow evidence at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial that shows he had a previous violent encounter in Kenosha before he fatally shot two men and injured another during a police brutality protest last year.

Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when he was shot by a white police officer last summer.

For decades, demonstrators against acts of violence targeting Black Americans have chanted: “No justice, no peace.” Since 2013, protesters in the streets and on social media have shouted that “Black Lives Matter.”

The November trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man charged with killing two people during chaotic protests that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year, will take up to two weeks, attorneys said Friday. Prosecutors and Rittenhouse’s attorneys confirmed with Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder during a 10-minute status conference that the trial will begin...

The white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last summer was suspended for three days this year because his service weapon was stolen just weeks after the shooting that left the Black man partially paralyzed.

A white police officer from Wisconsin who was investigated and cleared for shooting and injuring a Black man during a domestic dispute has returned from administrative leave, officials said Tuesday.

Attorneys representing Jacob Blake have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey, who shot Blake in the side and back during a confrontation in August.

A Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests, says he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire

Seeing Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum deliver a powerful joint press conference last night after a big win and eloquently address the day’s events reminded Chris Forsberg that as great as the Jays have been on the court, they continue to excel off of it.

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat walked off the court before their scheduled game in Miami. In a statement, the teams attributed the decision to a Wisconsin prosecutor’s choice not to charge the officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, as well as the riot at the U.S. Capitol that broke out Wednesday in Washington. “2021 is a new...