Posted on 08/26/2020 4:56:29 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
KENOSHA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved shooting (OIS) in Kenosha, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Sunday, August 23, 2020.
Kenosha Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of 40th Street after a female caller reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises.
During the incident, officers attempted to arrest Jacob S. Blake, age 29. Law enforcement deployed a taser to attempt to stop Mr. Blake, however the taser was not successful in stopping Mr. Blake. Mr. Blake walked around his vehicle, opened the driver’s side door, and leaned forward. While holding onto Mr. Blake’s shirt, Officer Rusten Sheskey fired his service weapon 7 times. Officer Sheskey fired the weapon into Mr. Blake’s back. No other officer fired their weapon. Kenosha Police Department does not have body cameras, therefore the officers were not wearing body cameras.
The shooting officer, Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey, has been a law enforcement officer with Kenosha Police Department for seven years.
During the investigation following the initial incident, Mr. Blake admitted that he had a knife in his possession. DCI agents recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard of Mr. Blake’s vehicle. A search of the vehicle located no additional weapons.
Law enforcement immediately provided medical aid to Mr. Blake. Flight for Life transported Mr. Blake to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Mr. Blake remains at the hospital.
DCI is leading this investigation and is assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Wisconsin State Patrol and Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office. All involved law enforcement are fully cooperating with DCI during this investigation. The involved officers have been placed on administrative leave.
DCI is continuing to review evidence and determine the facts of this incident and will turn over investigative reports to a prosecutor following a complete and thorough investigation.
When DCI is the lead investigating agency of a shooting involving a law enforcement officer, DCI aims to provide a report of the incident to the prosecutor within 30 days. The prosecutor then reviews the report and makes a determination about what charges, if any, are appropriate. If the prosecutor determines there is no basis for prosecution of the law enforcement officer, DCI will thereafter make the report available to the public.
“always remember the 20 foot knife rule.”
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Seems as if the cops forgot the rule; they got up right next to him and one officer was even holding on to the guy’s shirt during the shooting.
Hear ya. Am looking for a good switchblade myself. In my dotage I’m getting too lazy to open a kinfe with two hands.
That’s two libtard excuses debunked. They did try non-lethal force first and he did have a weapon.
Girlfriend, not wife.
I will never watch the Bucks again. My home teem no longer exists.
All four simultaneously drew their weapons. That tells you some big danger was up.
Cops are always expendable, aren’t they?
We don’t know what was said by Blake or the police in those last few moments. Was there any threats made? That might have impacted the situation.
This is a good site on knife laws.
https://knifeup.com/knife-laws/
Many states alllow a switch blade or perhaps assisted opening folders now. Many, but not all, prohibit stilettos and/or blades that come straight out of a hilt or handle. It is as complex as other weapon laws.
I like assisted flippers as long as the locks keep working. Don’t want a super sharp flipper coming open in my front pocket. Look up Ken Onion’s stuff. Inexpensive but servicable if you check the locks.
So.... does this mean the mayhem will stop?
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