Black man shot seven times in back by police is now paralysed
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mirror.co.ukA black man has been left paralysed from the waist down after police officers shot him seven or eight times in the back. Jacob Blake was gunned down by officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin in front of his sons, one of whom had turned eight that day.
Just 18 minutes after the shooting his dad saw a now viral video of the incident in which Blake can be seen walking to his car door pursued by police amid shouts.
As he opens the door bullets fly into his back, prompting him to slump into the vehicle. Various reports have the number of shots at either seven or eight.
According to his father, also called Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old has survived the shooting, but has lost use of his legs. It is not currently clear if the injuries are permenant.
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