Video above 鈥� Attorney: Man shot by police is paralyzedKenosha police say two people were killed and one person injured in a triple shooting during protests following Sunday's police shooting of Jacob Blake.Police responded to the area of 63rd Street and Sheridan Road around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday for reports of shots fired and multiple gunshot victims.This is an area where protests have taken place in recent nights.Police say two of the victims died. The third victim is in serious condition at a local hospital but is expected to survive.The shooting was under investigation and no other information was released.The Milwaukee Journal Sentiniel reported that police were searching for a man armed with a long gun. The Kenosha Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday afternoon declaring a state of emergency amid protests after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.The state of emergency will be in place until Friday. Council members also voiced concern with a lack of communication about protests from the mayor and police, saying they were hearing from residents who wanted answers about the protest response. Police fired tear gas for a third night Tuesday to disperse protesters who had gathered outside Kenosha's courthouse, where some shook a protective fence and threw water bottles and fireworks at officers lined up behind it. Police then used armored vehicles and officers with shields pushed back the crowd when protesters ignored warnings to leave a nearby park.Kenosha, a southeastern Wisconsin city, became the nation's latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest. Cellphone footage of police shooting Blake in the back as he leaned into his SUV while his three children sat in the vehicle circulated widely on social media Sunday. The 29-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition. Blake's father says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down.Kenosha Area Transit suspended service at 4 p.m. The announcement was made 20 minutes before buses stopped running. All city offices are closed to walk-in visits through Friday, and set to reopen, tentatively, next Monday.Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers also signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency.After requests from Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser and Mayor John Antaramian, Evers ordered more Wisconsin National Guard troops to deploy to Kenosha. On Monday, Evers ordered 125 troops to protect public infrastructure and safety. It's not clear how many additional troops will be deployed."People who are destroying property and stealing need to be arrested and jailed," Kreuser said."We will continue to work with local, state and federal law enforcement in holding those criminals who are destroying our city responsible," Antaramian said.Evers called for protesters to be peaceful. Crowds destroyed dozens of buildings and set more than 30 fires on Monday night."We cannot allow the cycle of systemic racism and injustice to continue," said Evers, who is facing mounting pressure from Republicans over his handling of the unrest that has followed the shooting. "We also cannot continue going down this path of damage and destruction.""We are working alongside members of the Kenosha Police Department and law enforcement departments from across Wisconsin, as well as state and federal authorities and the Wisconsin National Guard, in a concerted attempt to minimize the spread of the destructive behavior that has plagued us since Sunday night," Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said. "People are frustrated, I get it. And they鈥檙e scared. I certainly get that, too. Rumors abound on social media and elsewhere, with widely varying levels of truth to them. We know that much of the damage is being inflicted by people coming in from outside our community, with the intent to rob and destroy, not to engage in their First Amendment right to demonstrate."Republican lawmakers were calling for federal troops to be called into Kenosha to restore order, as well as President Donald Trump.The Wisconsin Department of Justice has not released any new information on the police shooting investigation.The Associated Press contributed to this article.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Video above 鈥� Attorney: Man shot by police is paralyzed
Kenosha police say two people were killed and one person injured in a triple shooting during protests following Sunday's police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Police responded to the area of 63rd Street and Sheridan Road around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday for reports of shots fired and multiple gunshot victims.
This is an area where protests have taken place in recent nights.
Police say two of the victims died. The third victim is in serious condition at a local hospital but is expected to survive.
The shooting was under investigation and no other information was released.
The reported that police were searching for a man armed with a long gun.
The Kenosha Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday afternoon declaring a state of emergency amid protests after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Morry Gash
People gather Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 to protest in Kenosha, Wis.
The state of emergency will be in place until Friday. Council members also voiced concern with a lack of communication about protests from the mayor and police, saying they were hearing from residents who wanted answers about the protest response.
Police fired tear gas for a third night Tuesday to disperse protesters who had gathered outside Kenosha's courthouse, where some shook a protective fence and threw water bottles and fireworks at officers lined up behind it. Police then used armored vehicles and officers with shields pushed back the crowd when protesters ignored warnings to leave a nearby park.
David Goldman
A protester throws back a can of smoke toward law enforcement during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday.
Kenosha, a southeastern Wisconsin city, became the nation's latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest. Cellphone footage of police shooting Blake in the back as he leaned into his SUV while his three children sat in the vehicle circulated widely on social media Sunday. The 29-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition. Blake's father says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down.
Kenosha Area Transit suspended service at 4 p.m. The announcement was made 20 minutes before buses stopped running. All city offices are closed to walk-in visits through Friday, and set to reopen, tentatively, next Monday.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers also signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency.
After requests from Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser and Mayor John Antaramian, Evers ordered more Wisconsin National Guard troops to deploy to Kenosha. On Monday, Evers ordered 125 troops to protect public infrastructure and safety. It's not clear how many additional troops will be deployed.
"People who are destroying property and stealing need to be arrested and jailed," Kreuser said.
"We will continue to work with local, state and federal law enforcement in holding those criminals who are destroying our city responsible," Antaramian said.
Evers called for protesters to be peaceful. Crowds destroyed dozens of buildings and set more than 30 fires on Monday night.
"We cannot allow the cycle of systemic racism and injustice to continue," said Evers, who is facing mounting pressure from Republicans over his handling of the unrest that has followed the shooting. "We also cannot continue going down this path of damage and destruction."
"We are working alongside members of the Kenosha Police Department and law enforcement departments from across Wisconsin, as well as state and federal authorities and the Wisconsin National Guard, in a concerted attempt to minimize the spread of the destructive behavior that has plagued us since Sunday night," Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said.
David Goldman
Police in riot gear clear a park during clashes with protesters outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday.
"People are frustrated, I get it. And they鈥檙e scared. I certainly get that, too. Rumors abound on social media and elsewhere, with widely varying levels of truth to them. We know that much of the damage is being inflicted by people coming in from outside our community, with the intent to rob and destroy, not to engage in their First Amendment right to demonstrate."
Republican lawmakers were calling for federal troops to be called into Kenosha to restore order, as well as President Donald Trump.
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The Wisconsin Department of Justice has not released any new information on the police shooting investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
