Protesters set city trucks on fire after Kenosha police shooting
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Monday night in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Gov. Tony Evers deployed 125 Wisconsin National Guard troops at the request of city and county officials. Evers said troops would protect public infrastructure and be used for public safety.
Exit ramps off Interstate 94 from the Illinois state line into Kenosha County were closed Monday night, blocked off by police vehicles and trucks in some places.
Protesters confronted police and sheriff's deputies after the 8 p.m. citywide curfew outside the Kenosha County Courthouse.
Some threw water bottles at law enforcement, and at least one agent was injured.
Police and sheriff's deputies used flash bangs, tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disburse the crowd. Police fired tear gas about 30 minutes after the curfew took effect, but not all the protesters left.
A caravan of protesters in cars drove on sidewalks and across the grass.
Some protesters shot off fireworks near police and the courthouse. Others set at least two city trucks on fire, leaving the vehicles to burn.
It's not clear if any arrests have been made. Police have not said if there were any injuries.
Kenosha became the nation's latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest after cellphone footage of police shooting Blake on Sunday around 5 p.m. in broad daylight circulated on social media. Blake remains in serious condition at a hospital in Milwaukee. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating the shooting.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.