Jacob Blake shooting: US city in flames as protesters clash with police
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mirror.co.ukThe family of the black man shot at point-blank range by US police yesterday said he was paralysed – after his city erupted in a second night of violence.
Shops, government buildings and vehicles went up in flames in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as demonstrators defied an 8pm curfew and clashed with heavily armed police who fired tear gas.
The National Guard was drafted in to stop anyone getting close to firefighters battling the blazes. Earlier crowds gathered near the court to protest at the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Footage of the incident went viral. The dad-of-six was shot multiple times in front of his three children as he tried to get into a car with them on Sunday.
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