KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Two people died and a third was wounded after street protests over the police shooting of a Black man erupted into gun violence late Tuesday and early Wednesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, police said. The Lake Michigan city of about 100,000 has been rocked by civil unrest since Sunday, when police shot Jacob Blake, 29, in the back at point-blank range. The incident, captured on video, has reignited protests over racism and police use of force in the United States. Yet another video showed a white man with a severe arm wound sitting on the ground and being aided by an armed man as police approached. BLAKE 'FIGHTING FOR LIFE'The protests began in Kenosha, located between Milwaukee and Chicago, on Sunday after video of Jacob Blake's shooting that afternoon went viral.

Source: The Star August 26, 2020 06:59 UTC