August 27, 2020 Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says The father of Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by a Wisconsin police officer on Sunday, said his son was handcuffed to his hospital bed when he went to visit him on Wednesday.Â
August 27, 2020 Shapiro slams LeBron James for 'disgusting' suggestion Kenosha officer may have wanted to shoot Black people Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro ripped Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James Thursday after he suggested that the Wisconsin officer involved in the Jacob Blake shooting left his house that morning with a motive to harm "one of these Black people."
August 27, 2020 Kenosha Police arrest 9 people in out-of-state cars carrying gas masks, fireworks Kenosha police arrested nine people traveling in vehicles with out of state license plates Wednesday on suspicion they were attempting to engage in criminal activity amid the civil unrest occurring in the city.Â
August 27, 2020 ACLU calls for 'immediate resignation' of Kenosha police chief, sheriff, after Blake shooting The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for the "immediate resignation" of Kenosha, Wis., law enforcement officials over the police shooting of a Black man over the weekend that sparked protests and riots in which two people were killed.
August 27, 2020 Leo Terrell calls NBA boycott 'disingenuous,' denies Black people 'feel like they’re being chased' by police The decision by NBA players to stage a boycott of playoff games to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake is "disingenuous," civil rights attorney Leo Terrell argued Thursday on "Bill Hemmer Reports".
August 27, 2020 Wisconsin paper blasts Evers for 'outrageous statement' 'taking sides' after Jacob Blake shooting Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers "fueled the flames" of unrest in Kenosha with an "outrageous statement" issued on the same day as the shooting of Jacob Blake by police, charged the Racine Journal Times newspaper in an editorial published Thursday.
August 27, 2020 Scott Walker suggests Biden should have given DNC speech 'in Wisconsin, where it really matters' Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden could be making the same mistake as the party's 2016 nominee, Hillary Clinton, by not visiting the battleground state of Wisconsin, former Gov. Scott Walker told "The Daily Briefing" Thursday.
August 27, 2020 Kenosha shooting victim recovering from surgery in Milwaukee One of the victims of the Kenosha, Wis., protest shooting is recovering from surgery in a Milwaukee hospital, reports say.
August 27, 2020 Biden says he's open to visiting Wisconsin in wake of Jacob Blake shooting Joe Biden said Thursday he is open to going to Wisconsin following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha — and "would be going" if he were president.Â
August 27, 2020 DOJ deploys 200 agents to Kenosha amid unrest, following through on Trump promise The Department of Justice has deployed over 200 agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Marshals to Kenosha, Wis., according to DOJ officials.