A Black man is in serious condition after Kenosha, Wisconsin police shot him in the back seven times.
According to witnesses, Jacob Blake was trying to break up a fight between two women when police arrived on the scene shortly after 5 p.m.
Police tased Jacob as he walked back to his vehicle. When he opened to door to get in, an officer grabbed his shirt from the back and fired seven shots at him as onlookers screamed in disbelief.
Officers provided aid to Jacob, who was transported via Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.
He is listed in serious condition.
Video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
State Senator Chris Larson of Milwaukee took to social media to share his heartbreak over another senseless police-involved shooting.
Hoping against hope that Jacob Blake survives his injuries. Another unarmed black man shot multiple times by police, this time in Kenosha.
My heart goes out to his family and friends, whose pain I cannot even fathom.
See his original tweet below:
The incident is being turned over to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation.
Please send up prayers for Jacob Blake and his family.
Source: JsOnline, Kenosha News
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