Three of his young sons inside the automobile - aged 3, 5 and 8 - witnessed their father being gunned down, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the Blake family. Crump and another lawyer for the Blake family, Patrick Salvi II, said bullets shattered some of Blake’s vertebrae, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down — possibly permanently. After he opens the door and leans into the car, seven shots ring out, with one of the officers tugging at his shirt. The shooting is under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, which has not released any details. The shooting occurred three months after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and racism.

Source: Standard Digital August 26, 2020 03:56 UTC