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Kenosha officer will not be charged for shooting Jacob Blake | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Crusader Staff Report Rusten Sheskey, an officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin will not be charged for shooting Jacob Blake, District Attorney Michael Graveley announced Tuesday, January 5. Graveley said no Kenosha police officer will be charged with any criminal offense in the Blake shooting. Graveley however, noted a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the shooting is […]

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