Department of Justice declines to charge officer who shot Jacob Blake
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The department said there is insufficient evidence to prove that the officer who shot Blake "willfully used excessive force," which is the required standard for pressing charges.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year — a shooting that
The Department of Justice said there isn’t enough evidence to prove the police officer who shot Blake in the back willfully deprived the Black 29-year-old of his civil rights.
The DOJ said the evidence obtained is insufficient to prove that officer Rusten Sheskey "willfully" used excessive force when he shot Blake in August 2020.
The Justice Department will not pursue federal civil rights violations charges against the Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake last summer, which culminated in days of violent protests where two people were killed.
The Justice Department says it won't pursue federal criminal charges against the Wisconsin officer over the shooting last year. Jacob Blake was left paralyzed after the incident that sparked days of rioting.
Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Blake, who is Black, during a domestic disturbance in August 2020. The shooting left Blake paralyzed from the waist down and sparked several nights of protests.
The department said there is insufficient evidence to prove that the officer who shot Blake "willfully used excessive force," which is the required standard for pressing charges.
By Mallika Kallingal and Jamie Crawford, CNN The Justice Department announced Friday it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha Police Department officer for his involvement in the shooting of Jacob Blake.
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha, Wis., police officer for his involvement in the August 2020 shooting
The Department of Justice will not pursue civil rights charges against the cop who shot Jacob Blake last summer, partially paralyzing him. On Aug. 23, 2020, while responding to a report of a domestic dispute in Kenosha, Wis.
The Department of Justice announced on Friday that it would not pursue charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back last year.
