Wisconsin, United States.
The police officers involved in the shots which seriously wounded the African American Jacob Blake in August a Kenosha will not be prosecuted, announced on Tuesday the prosecutor in charge of this case that revived the anti-racist anger in the United States.
“No agent of Kenosha will be chargedor (…) Based on the facts and the law, we have decided that no charges will be filed“Local prosecutor Michael Graveley told a news conference.
Anticipating this announcement, the city council declared a state of emergency in this city of 100,000 inhabitants in the state of Wisconsin. Talso, 500 members of the National Guard they are ready to ber deployed in case the explodes violence.
Blake, The 29-year-old was shot on August 23 while his three children were watching him as he tried to get into his car. Seriously injured, he lost the use your legs.
The scene was filmed by a witness and the agents involved were suspended from office.
The case provoked three nights of riots in Kenosha, which culminated on August 25 when a 17-year-old shot orn semi-automatic rifle against three protesters, killing two.
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His arrest the next day brought a precarious calm to the city. The young man, Kyle Rittenhouse, Was later put in freedom on bail of two million dollars. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
The case provoked a strong mobilization in the world of sports and in the political scene. Even the then presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, They were there.
The country has witnessed a historic protest movement against the racism and violence police since the death of George Floyd, a suffocated African American by a white police officer on May 25 in Minneapolis.