What We Know about the Jacob Blake Shooting

Key details still have not been released, but a picture is emerging.

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A man walks by as riots turn into fires after a black man, identified as Jacob Blake, was shot by police, Kenosha, Wis., August 24, 2020.

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Rioters didnโ€™t wait to hear the full story of the Jacob Blake shooting before torching businesses in Kenosha, Wis. A gun-wielding, 17-year-old, pro-police counterprotester from Illinois has been arrested on suspicion of killing two in the city on Tuesday night. And half a week after the incident, officials still have not released key details about what happened to start it all.

But a fuller picture is slowly emerging. Hereโ€™s a brief look at what we know.

Robert VerBruggen

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Robert VerBruggen

Robert VerBruggen is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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