Kenosha unrest

{{Main|Shooting of Jacob Blake}}

Jacob Blake is an African-American man who was shot seven times during an arrest by police officer Rusten Sheskey{{Cite web |last1=St. Hilaire |first1=Amanda |last2=DeLong |first2=Katie |date=August 26, 2020 |title=DOJ identifies officer who shot Jacob Blake as Rusten Sheskey; says Blake had knife |url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/doj-identifies-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-as-rusten-sheskey-says-blake-had-knife |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827020111/https://www.fox6now.com/news/doj-identifies-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-as-rusten-sheskey-says-blake-had-knife |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=FOX 6 Now Milwaukee}}{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Department of Justice identifies Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake 7 times in the back |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/department-of-justice-identifies-kenosha-police-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-7-times-in-the-back |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916055212/https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/department-of-justice-identifies-kenosha-police-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-7-times-in-the-back |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=TMJ4}} in Kenosha on August 23, 2020. Blake was tasered,{{Cite web |last1=Mansell |first1=William |last2=Winsor |first2=Morgan |last3=Ghebremedhin |first3=Sabina |last4=Hutchinson |first4=Bill |last5=Deliso |first5=Meredith |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Authorities identify Kenosha cop who shot Jacob Blake, say Blake had knife |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fired-tear-gas-deployed-wisconsin-jacob-blake/story?id=72616792 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826084232/https://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fired-tear-gas-deployed-wisconsin-jacob-blake/story?id=72616792 |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=August 26, 2020 |website=ABC News}} then shot after he opened the door to an SUV he had been using and reached into the vehicle.{{Cite news |date=August 26, 2020 |title=DOJ: Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey fired weapon into Jacob Blake's back 7 times |publisher=WDJT Milwaukee |agency=CBS |url=https://cbs58.com/news/ag-kaul-kenosha-officer-rusten-sheskey-fired-weapon-into-jacob-blakes-back-7-times |url-status=live |access-date=August 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121202820/https://cbs58.com/news/ag-kaul-kenosha-officer-rusten-sheskey-fired-weapon-into-jacob-blakes-back-7-times |archive-date=November 21, 2020}} In an interview, Blake said that during the scuffle he picked up a "pocket knife" that had fallen from his pants and was trying to put it in his vehicle when he was shot. The officer said he fired when he believed Blake would use the knife to stab him.{{Cite web |last=Allemand |first=Alyssa |date=January 14, 2021 |title=Jacob Blake Says He Was Going To Surrender To Police After Putting Pocket Knife In His Car |url=https://www.wpr.org/jacob-blake-says-he-was-going-surrender-police-after-putting-pocket-knife-his-car |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114035328/https://www.wpr.org/jacob-blake-says-he-was-going-surrender-police-after-putting-pocket-knife-his-car |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |access-date=November 14, 2021 |website=Wisconsin Public Radio |language=en}} Blake survived but was paralyzed from the waist down.{{Cite web |last=Luthern |first=Ashley |date=August 25, 2020 |title='He was not treated like a human that day': Family of Jacob Blake, now paralyzed, speaks out on police shooting |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/25/report-jacob-blake-paralyzed-waste-down/5631308002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827204949/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/25/report-jacob-blake-paralyzed-waste-down/5631308002/ |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last1=Chavez |first1=Nicole |last2=McLaughlin |first2=Eliott C. |last3=Maxouris |first3=Christina |title=Jacob Blake needs 'a miracle' to walk again after Kenosha police shot him, attorney says |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/us/jacob-blake-kenosha-wisconsin-protests/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007183551/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/us/jacob-blake-kenosha-wisconsin-protests/index.html |archive-date=October 7, 2020}} He was initially handcuffed to his hospital bed and deputies were posted in his room,{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Jacob Blake is handcuffed to his hospital bed, family says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/us/jacob-blake-wisconsin-thursday/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063454/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/us/jacob-blake-wisconsin-thursday/index.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=CNN}}{{Cite news |last=Kates |first=Graham |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Jacob Blake no longer handcuffed to his hospital bed, attorney says |work=CBS News |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/jacob-blake-is-being-secured-with-restraints-to-his-hospital-bed/ar-BB18ty4E |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829002335/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/jacob-blake-is-being-secured-with-restraints-to-his-hospital-bed/ar-BB18ty4E |archive-date=August 29, 2020}} but the handcuffs and deputies were later removed and a warrant for his arrest was vacated after Blake paid a bond.{{Cite news |date=August 29, 2020 |title=Handcuffs removed from Jacob Blake at Froedtert Hospital |work=WISN |url=https://www.wisn.com/article/attorney-handcuffs-removed-from-jacob-blake-at-froedtert-hospital/33835012 |url-status=live |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904010140/https://www.wisn.com/article/attorney-handcuffs-removed-from-jacob-blake-at-froedtert-hospital/33835012 |archive-date=September 4, 2020}}

A state of emergency was declared in Kenosha County starting at 10:15 p.m., and garbage trucks were used to block 56th Street. Starting at 11:05 p.m., police began using tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse crowds. This continued all night.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Mike |title=WATCH NOW: Crowd turned violent overnight |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/watch-now-crowd-turned-violent-overnight/article_2bdd398f-d3f0-5c9c-8ed4-776f061d75e8.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825040233/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/watch-now-crowd-turned-violent-overnight/article_2bdd398f-d3f0-5c9c-8ed4-776f061d75e8.html |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=KenoshaNews.com|date=August 24, 2020 }}{{Cite web |last1=Carson |first1=Sophie |last2=Jones |first2=Meg |title=Kenosha businesses damaged and vehicles burned after police officer shoots Jacob Blake in the back |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/24/kenosha-protests-escalate-after-police-shoot-black-man-jacob-blake/3427941001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827042604/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/24/kenosha-protests-escalate-after-police-shoot-black-man-jacob-blake/3427941001/ |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}} Near midnight, the crowd lit a small fire in front of a ground-floor window of the Kenosha County Courthouse and at least three garbage trucks and a trolley car were set on fire.

By 2:30 a.m., a truck at a used car dealership along Sheridan Road was set on fire. The fire spread to most of the 100 other cars on the lot, damaging an entrance sign for the Bradford Community Church (it did not spread to the church building itself).{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Protesters set nearly 100 vehicles on fire at Kenosha dealership |url=https://www.wisn.com/article/protesters-set-nearly-100-vehicles-on-fire-at-kenosha-dealership/33725158 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827052120/https://www.wisn.com/article/protesters-set-nearly-100-vehicles-on-fire-at-kenosha-dealership/33725158 |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=WISN}} The buildings surrounding Civic Center Park, along with many downtown businesses, including the post office, Reuther High School, the Kenosha County Administration Building, and the Dinosaur Discovery Museum sustained damage to their front windows and entrance foyers.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Deneen |title=Kenosha residents, local government cleaning up in aftermath of civil unrest |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-residents-local-government-cleaning-up-in-aftermath-of-civil-unrest/article_2c0cafd8-e6d3-5526-9bd5-6a09a4e8ed6b.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825040245/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-residents-local-government-cleaning-up-in-aftermath-of-civil-unrest/article_2c0cafd8-e6d3-5526-9bd5-6a09a4e8ed6b.html |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=Kenosha News|date=August 24, 2020 }}

Police scanners said that protesters had damaged a Lenco BearCat, and a local newspaper posted a video appearing to show an officer being knocked out with a brick.{{Cite web |last1=Booker |first1=Brakkton |last2=Bowman |first2=Emma |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Wisconsin Deploys National Guard After Shooting Of Black Man Sparks Protests |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/24/905316709/wisconsin-police-shooting-leaves-black-man-in-serious-condition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063457/https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/24/905316709/wisconsin-police-shooting-leaves-black-man-in-serious-condition |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=NPR.org}}{{Cite web |last=Rogan |first=Adam |title=Watch now: Officer reportedly hit with brick during unrest in Wisconsin following shooting |url=https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-officer-reportedly-hit-with-brick-during-unrest-in-wisconsin-following-shooting/article_fbb3d299-25d4-5996-abf2-08811f6ada6f.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827052120/https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-officer-reportedly-hit-with-brick-during-unrest-in-wisconsin-following-shooting/article_fbb3d299-25d4-5996-abf2-08811f6ada6f.html |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=madison.com|date=August 23, 2020 }}

Mostly peaceful demonstrations were held during the day.

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers activated the Wisconsin National Guard to protect firefighters and critical infrastructure in Kenosha.{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=National Guard called to Kenosha, Wis., after police shoot Black man |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-08-24/police-shooting-of-black-man-stirs-unrest-in-wisconsin-city |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825174931/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-08-24/police-shooting-of-black-man-stirs-unrest-in-wisconsin-city |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}} The ACLU of Wisconsin strongly opposed the move.{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Curfew in effect as 125 National Guard troops station in Kenosha |url=https://www.wisn.com/article/kenosha-police-shooting-curfew-issued-for-2nd-night/33763691 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827052121/https://www.wisn.com/article/kenosha-police-shooting-curfew-issued-for-2nd-night/33763691 |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=WISN.com}} The county announced a curfew that went into effect at 8 p.m.{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Curfew issued for Monday evening in Kenosha, goes into effect at 8 p.m. |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/curfew-issued-for-monday-evening-in-kenosha-goes-into-effect-at-8-p-m |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825184139/https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/curfew-issued-for-monday-evening-in-kenosha-goes-into-effect-at-8-p-m |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=TMJ4.com}} Metra suspended commuter rail service north of Waukegan station.{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Metra Suspends Some Train Lines Through Kenosha Monday Night Due to 'Civil Unrest' |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/metra-suspends-some-train-lines-through-kenosha-monday-night-due-to-civil-unrest/2327639/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827042604/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/metra-suspends-some-train-lines-through-kenosha-monday-night-due-to-civil-unrest/2327639/ |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=NBCChicago.com}} The Kenosha County exits for Interstate 41/94 were closed.

Protesters broke a door off its hinges in an effort to enter the Public Safety Building before being turned back by pepper spray.{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Jacob Blake protests: Fresh clashes after Wisconsin shooting |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53897641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826022622/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53897641 |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=BBC.com}} Teargas was deployed for a second night starting around 8:30 p.m. in an attempt to disperse unlawful crowds gathered near the courthouse, as protesters launched fireworks at police.{{Cite web |last1=Householder |first1=Mike |last2=Webber |first2=Tammy |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Kenosha protesters, police clash again after Black man shot |url=https://apnews.com/0cbc14762c89304f9f052fd33a1f4445 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827052155/https://apnews.com/0cbc14762c89304f9f052fd33a1f4445 |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=APNews.com |publisher=Associated Press}} Another garbage truck was set on fire, while armed gunmen appeared to be guarding a downtown gas station.{{Cite news |last1=Peiser |first1=Jaclyn |last2=Guarino |first2=Mark |title=Police use tear gas as Jacob Blake protests in Kenosha devolve into looting, fires |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/25/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-shooting/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825230117/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/25/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-shooting/ |archive-date=August 25, 2020}}

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Arsonists targeted a Wisconsin Department of Corrections community probation and parole office{{Cite web |title=Kenosha police shooting updates: Fires blazing in several Kenosha locations, protests continue in Madison |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/24/wisconsin-police-shooting-jacob-blake-live-updates-kenosha/5625277002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825184051/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/24/wisconsin-police-shooting-jacob-blake-live-updates-kenosha/5625277002/ |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}} and the city's Danish Brotherhood Lodge.{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Watch now: Rioters setting fires in Kenosha, including to Danish Brotherhood Lodge |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/rioters-setting-fires-in-kenosha-including-to-danish-brotherhood-lodge/article_5edaa3ac-3718-550f-a8c5-649d789c0670.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827042604/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/rioters-setting-fires-in-kenosha-including-to-danish-brotherhood-lodge/article_5edaa3ac-3718-550f-a8c5-649d789c0670.html |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=Kenosha News}} Other buildings set on fire included a furniture store, residential apartments and several homes.{{Cite news |date=August 25, 2020 |title=August 24 Jacob Blake protest news: A furniture supply store is now on fire in Kenosha, hours after curfew |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/kenosha-wisconsin-police-shooting#h_340a9d671b40ba62dabab500c8817f86 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029090525/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/kenosha-wisconsin-police-shooting/h_340a9d671b40ba62dabab500c8817f86 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Flores |first=Christine |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Department of Corrections building burned to the ground in Kenosha unrest |work=WDJT-TV |url=https://www.cbs58.com/news/department-of-corrections-building-destroyed-in-kenosha-unrest |access-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826063703/https://cbs58.com/news/department-of-corrections-building-destroyed-in-kenosha-unrest |archive-date=August 26, 2020}}{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Officials responded to 37 fires in Kenosha on 2nd night of protests, 1 'nearly leveled several city blocks' |url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/officials-responded-to-37-fires-in-kenosha-on-2nd-night-of-protests-1-nearly-leveled-several-city-blocks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827042605/https://www.fox6now.com/news/officials-responded-to-37-fires-in-kenosha-on-2nd-night-of-protests-1-nearly-leveled-several-city-blocks |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |website=FOX 6 Now Milwaukee |language=en-US}} Firefighters worked into the morning of August 25.{{Cite web |last1=D'Onofrio |first1=Jessica |last2=Cauguiran |first2=Cate |last3=Garcia |first3=John |last4=Nagy |first4=Liz |last5=Pathieu |first5=Diane |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Jacob Blake Shooting: Kenosha unrest leaves 3 shot, 2 fatally |url=https://abc7chicago.com/6389441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827052138/https://abc7chicago.com/6389441/ |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 26, 2020 |website=ABC7Chicago.com}}

The Kenosha Guard, a citizen militia organization with a Facebook group, created an event page named "Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property", and by the next evening the page had over 5,000 users. The Kenosha Guard hosted a gathering for militia members to choose locations in the city to protect. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said the militia's presence created confusion and complicated the situation. Facebook removed the group and page on August 26.{{Cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Salvador |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Facebook removes Kenosha militia page following deadly shooting |publisher=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/26/facebook-removes-kenosha-guard-page-after-deadly-shooting.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063459/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/26/facebook-removes-kenosha-guard-page-after-deadly-shooting.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

The Kenosha County Board sent Evers a letter requesting the deployment of 2,000 more national guardsmen.{{Cite web |last1=Groves |first1=Stephen |last2=Bauer |first2=Scott |title=17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha |url=https://apnews.com/97a0700564fb52d7f664d8de22066f88 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827231847/https://apnews.com/97a0700564fb52d7f664d8de22066f88 |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=APNews.com |date=August 27, 2020 |publisher=Associated Press}} Sheriff Beth said that most of the damage had been done by people with no intent to protest and who were not from Kenosha County. Evers declared a state of emergency for the region and sent 250 Wisconsin National Guard troops to the city.{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Wisconsin police shooting of Jacob Blake: Live updates from Kenosha |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2020/08/25/wisconsin-police-shooting-jacob-blake-live-updates-kenosha/5632468002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826094131/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2020/08/25/wisconsin-police-shooting-jacob-blake-live-updates-kenosha/5632468002/ |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=August 26, 2020 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}

Law enforcement erected a tall fence to protect the courthouse. Protesters attempted to breach the fence line throughout the night but failed.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Mike |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Watch now: Third night of protests rages downtown Kenosha |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/watch-now-third-night-of-protests-rages-downtown-kenosha/article_896eae88-c4d4-5bb9-87e4-f9143bf13ea6.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826161821/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/watch-now-third-night-of-protests-rages-downtown-kenosha/article_896eae88-c4d4-5bb9-87e4-f9143bf13ea6.html |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=Kenosha News}}{{Cite web |last1=Booker |first1=Brakkton |last2=Katkov |first2=Mark |date=August 26, 2020 |title=3 Shot, 2 Fatally, In Kenosha, Wis., As Protests Continue Over Police Shooting |url=https://www.wabe.org/3-shot-1-fatally-in-kenosha-wis-as-protests-continue-over-police-shooting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063500/https://www.wabe.org/3-shot-1-fatally-in-kenosha-wis-as-protests-continue-over-police-shooting/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=WABE.org}} The Kenosha fire chief said there were 34 active fires and 30 damaged or destroyed businesses. Police said there were arrests associated with looting.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Deneen |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Residents wake to destruction in Uptown; 30 businesses destroyed or damaged |work=Kenosha News |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-residents-wake-to-destruction-in-uptown-30-businesses-destroyed-or-damaged/article_15e64711-9f0f-5390-80f1-e7b59ee781db.html |access-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103204627/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-residents-wake-to-destruction-in-uptown-30-businesses-destroyed-or-damaged/article_15e64711-9f0f-5390-80f1-e7b59ee781db.html |url-status=live }}

Significant numbers of armed civilians{{Cite news |last1=Guarino |first1=Mark |last2=Berman |first2=Mark |last3=Peiser |first3=Jaclyn |last4=Witte |first4=Griff |title=17-year-old charged with homicide after shooting during Kenosha protests, authorities say |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826201207/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/ |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |issn=0190-8286}} were also on the streets.{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Biden reveals he spoke to Jacob Blake's family as police say they don't want militias on the street |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jacob-blake-protests-live-kenosha-wisconsin-shooting-police-update-latest-a9689101.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826224316/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jacob-blake-protests-live-kenosha-wisconsin-shooting-police-update-latest-a9689101.html |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=The Independent}} Police said that such groups had not been invited and were not helpful{{Cite web |title=Arrest made after 2 killed at Wisconsin protest over police shooting of Jacob Blake |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wis-kenosha-violence-protests-1.5700104 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827003437/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wis-kenosha-violence-protests-1.5700104 |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |access-date=August 26, 2020 |website=CBC.ca |agency=Associated Press}} (Beth called them "a militia... like a vigilante group."), but cellphone footage showed police thanking armed civilians and giving them bottles of water. Beth said the officers were "very wrong" to thank militia members.

At around 11:45 pm, 17-year-old Illinois resident Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and injured a third. Footage of the first shooting was recorded by Drew Hernandez,{{Cite news |last=Willis |first=Haley |last2=Xiao |first2=Muyi |last3=Triebert |first3=Christiaan |last4=Koettl |first4=Christoph |last5=Cooper |first5=Stella |last6=Botti |first6=David |last7=Ismay |first7=John |last8=Tiefenthäler |first8=Ainara |date=2020-08-27 |title=Tracking the Suspect in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-video.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} and that of the second and third shootings was recorded by Brendan Gutenschwager, an independent video journalist.{{Cite news |last=Willis |first=Haley |last2=Xiao |first2=Muyi |last3=Triebert |first3=Christiaan |last4=Koettl |first4=Christoph |last5=Cooper |first5=Stella |last6=Botti |first6=David |last7=Ismay |first7=John |last8=Tiefenthäler |first8=Ainara |date=2020-08-27 |title=Tracking the Suspect in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-video.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Protests continued peacefully with chants and sidewalk art in a park near the courthouse, followed by a march. Riot police and National Guard troops did not have a visible presence.{{Cite news |last1=Peiser |first1=Jaclyn |last2=Guarino |first2=Mark |last3=Berman |first3=Mark |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Kenosha peaceful on fourth night of protests as armed militias stay away after deadly shooting |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/kenosha-protest-militias-blake-shooting/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063509/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/kenosha-protest-militias-blake-shooting/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

The Kenosha County Board sent Evers a second letter requesting the deployment of 1,500 more national guardsmen. "Our county is under attack", the board wrote. "Our businesses are under attack. Our homes are under attack. Our local law enforcement agencies need additional support to help bring civility back to our community."

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By August 28, the state had deployed nearly 1,000 National Guard troops and more than 200 federal agents.{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2020 |title=LIVE UPDATES: Extradition Delayed For Kyle Rittenhouse In Kenosha Shooting; Wisconsin DOJ Names 2 Other Officers Involved In Jacob Blake Shooting |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/28/live-updates-unrest-continues-in-kenosha-kyle-rittenhouse-expected-in-court-at-9-a-m-virtually/ |access-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628150303/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/28/live-updates-unrest-continues-in-kenosha-kyle-rittenhouse-expected-in-court-at-9-a-m-virtually/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Democrats warn Trump's visit to Kenosha 'fanning the flames' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-warn-trumps-visit-kenosha-fanning-flames/story?id=72730731 |access-date=June 18, 2021 |website=ABC News |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812173455/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-warn-trumps-visit-kenosha-fanning-flames/story?id=72730731 |url-status=live }} The Michigan National Guard, Arizona National Guard, and Alabama National Guard all sent troops to assist.{{Cite news |last=Moran |first=Darcie |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Michigan National Guard on its way to troubled Kenosha, Wisconsin |work=Detroit Free Press |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/08/27/kenosha-jacob-blake-michigan-national-guard/5649204002/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063608/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/08/27/kenosha-jacob-blake-michigan-national-guard/5649204002/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

Protests continued daily through August 29, when about 1,000 people participated in a march and rally. Speakers included Blake's father, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, and others who called for police reform legislation. The group marched to the Kenosha Courthouse chanting, "7 bullets, 7 days", "One Person, One Vote", and "No Justice, No Peace".{{Cite news |date=August 29, 2020 |title='7 bullets, 7 days': Protesters march for Blake in Kenosha |work=MPRNews.org |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/08/29/7-bullets-7-days-protesters-march-for-blake-in-kenosha |url-status=live |access-date=September 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063456/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/08/29/7-bullets-7-days-protesters-march-for-blake-in-kenosha |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

Two men from Missouri who had traveled to Kenosha and described themselves as militia members were arrested on federal gun charges on September 1.{{Cite news |last=Torres |first=Ricardo |title=Two Missouri men arrested in Pleasant Prairie on firearms violations after coming to Kenosha |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |url=https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2020/09/03/missouri-men-charged-firearms-violations-after-coming-kenosha/5711198002/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063503/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2020/09/03/missouri-men-charged-firearms-violations-after-coming-kenosha/5711198002/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} Prosecutors alleged that one of them had told a witness that he was going to Kenosha "with the intention of possibly using the firearms on people".{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2022 |title=2 Missouri men face weapons charges after trip to Kenosha {{!}} The Kansas City Star |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article245493280.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108233124/https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article245493280.html |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=April 23, 2023}} Kenosha County's state of emergency curfew ended on September 2.{{Cite news |last=Goldbeck |first=Madison |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Kenosha County ends state of emergency curfew |work=WDJT-TV |url=https://www.cbs58.com/news/kenosha-county-ends-state-of-emergency-curfew |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063723/https://www.cbs58.com/news/kenosha-county-ends-state-of-emergency-curfew |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

In March 2021, the Kenosha Police Department reported that in addition to at least 250 protest-related arrests in 2020, an additional 55 (49 adults and 6 minors) had been charged with connected crimes. Of these, 35 were Kenosha residents. Additional arrests were expected in following months.{{Cite news |last=Vella |first=Lauren |date=March 26, 2021 |title=Police charge additional 55 people in connection to Kenosha protests |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/545114-police-say-55-more-facing-charges-in-connection-to-kenosha-protests/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201010921/https://thehill.com/homenews/news/545114-police-say-55-more-facing-charges-in-connection-to-kenosha-protests/ |url-status=live }}

President Donald Trump visited Kenosha on September 1, 2020, to see the damage and praise law enforcement. He participated in a discussion, but did not meet with Blake or his family.{{Cite news |last1=Sonmez |first1=Felicia |last2=Itkowitz |first2=Colby |last3=Wagner |first3=John |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Trump delivers law-and-order message in Kenosha, Wis. |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/09/01/election-2020-live-updates-trump-view-property-damage-talk-about-safety-during-visit-kenosha-wis/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063517/https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/09/01/election-2020-live-updates-trump-view-property-damage-talk-about-safety-during-visit-kenosha-wis/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Plett-Usher |first=Barbara |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Jacob Blake: Trump visits Kenosha to back police after shooting |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53989076 |url-status=live |access-date=September 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063505/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53989076 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} Evers had written to Trump to ask him to reconsider his visit out of concern that his presence would hinder efforts to "overcome division".{{Cite news |last=Linton |first=Caroline |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Wisconsin governor asks Trump to "reconsider" Kenosha visit |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-visit-kenosha-wisconsin-governor-evers-reconsider/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063713/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-visit-kenosha-wisconsin-governor-evers-reconsider/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and the city's NAACP branch president expressed similar reservations, with Antaramian calling the visit "ill-advised"{{Cite news |last=Forgey |first=Quint |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Defying local leaders, Trump declares he will still visit Kenosha |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/31/trump-defying-visit-kenosha-405944 |url-status=live |access-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063454/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/31/trump-defying-visit-kenosha-405944 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} and the NAACP branch president saying it would "only inflame tensions".{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Janell |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Trump's Kenosha visit produces outrage for some in the city, and calm for others |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/trump-s-kenosha-visit-sparks-outrage-sense-safety-across-city-n1239043 |url-status=live |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063454/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/trump-s-kenosha-visit-sparks-outrage-sense-safety-across-city-n1239043 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} But Trump insisted on visiting.{{Cite news |last=Forgey |first=Quint |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Defying local leaders, Trump declares he will still visit Kenosha |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/31/trump-defying-visit-kenosha-405944 |url-status=live |access-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063505/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/31/trump-defying-visit-kenosha-405944 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} Former governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, and seven Kenosha County board members encouraged his visit.{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Mitchell |date=September 2, 2020 |title=President Trump in Kenosha: 'This is going to heal very quickly' |work=Kenosha News |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/with-tensions-high-in-kenosha-trumps-visit-is-met-with-both-praise-and-concern/article_2c195c44-e964-5c54-bcb0-95aa17c5c6ff.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063456/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/with-tensions-high-in-kenosha-trumps-visit-is-met-with-both-praise-and-concern/article_2c195c44-e964-5c54-bcb0-95aa17c5c6ff.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} During his visit, he met with store owners whose property was damaged during the protests. At least one owner refused to take part in the event.{{Cite news |last1=Cummings |first1=William |last2=Beck |first2=Molly |last3=Glauber |first3=Bill |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Destroyed Kenosha store's owners refused to be part of Trump 'circus,' president met with building owner instead |language=en-US |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/02/kenosha-camera-store-owners-refused-participate-trump-visit/5689324002/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063611/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/02/kenosha-camera-store-owners-refused-participate-trump-visit/5689324002/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} Trump engaged in a round-table discussion on community safety at Mary D. Bradford High School with protesters and supporters lining the streets during his visit.{{Cite news |date=September 2, 2020 |title=President Trump visits Kenosha to tour damage, meet law enforcement |language=en |publisher=WISN-TV |url=https://www.wisn.com/article/president-trump-kenosha-visit/33862288 |url-status=live |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063635/https://www.wisn.com/article/president-trump-kenosha-visit/33862288 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden visited Kenosha on September 3. The Biden campaign said he had received "overwhelming requests" from local officials to visit, although the local NAACP president and Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser opposed it. During this first campaign visit to Wisconsin, Biden met with Blake's family and held a community meeting.{{Cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Janelle |last2=Brewster |first2=Shaquille |last3=Madani |first3=Doha |date=September 3, 2020 |title=Biden to arrive in Kenosha just as the city achieves a fragile calm |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/biden-arrive-kenosha-just-city-achieves-fragile-calm-n1239156 |url-status=live |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063720/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/biden-arrive-kenosha-just-city-achieves-fragile-calm-n1239156 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Edelman |first=Adam |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Biden to visit Kenosha on Thursday in first campaign trip to Wisconsin |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-visit-kenosha-thursday-first-campaign-trip-wisconsin-n1239084 |url-status=live |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063658/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-visit-kenosha-thursday-first-campaign-trip-wisconsin-n1239084 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

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City property valued at $2 million was destroyed by rioters, including garbage trucks, street lights and traffic signals.{{Cite news |last1=Nasir |first1=Noreen |last2=Tarm |first2=Michael |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Kenosha unrest causes $2M in damage to city-owned property |publisher=WLS-TV |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/kenosha-unrest-2m-damage-city-owned-property-72747127 |url-status=live |access-date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063507/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/kenosha-unrest-2m-damage-city-owned-property-72747127 |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} Kenosha's mayor requested $30 million in aid from the state to cover the extensive damage.{{Cite news |last=Flores |first=Terry |date=August 30, 2020 |title=Mayor seeks $30 million from state to rebuild Kenosha |work=Kenosha News |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/mayor-seeks-30-million-from-state-to-rebuild-kenosha/article_311965e3-68ed-51e6-9b3a-9f2e1d75aaa1.html |access-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026115537/https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/mayor-seeks-30-million-from-state-to-rebuild-kenosha/article_311965e3-68ed-51e6-9b3a-9f2e1d75aaa1.html |url-status=live }} Damage to private property could be as high as $50 million, according to estimates from the Kenosha Area Business Alliance. This includes the Parole and Corrections office, Danish Brotherhood Lodge, B&L Furniture, and Rodes Camera Store, which were burned down. Overall 40 businesses were shut down and another 100 damaged.{{Cite news |last=McAdams |first=Alexis |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Kenosha unrest damages more than 100 buildings, at least 40 destroyed, alliance says |publisher=WLS-TV |url=https://abc7chicago.com/kenosha-shooting-protest-looting-fires/6402998/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063613/https://abc7chicago.com/kenosha-shooting-protest-looting-fires/6402998/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=McAdams |first=Alexis |date=September 3, 2020 |title=Kenosha unrest damages more than 100 buildings, at least 40 destroyed, alliance says |url=https://abc7chicago.com/6402998/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063456/https://abc7chicago.com/6402998/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=ABC7 Chicago |language=en}}

On October 2, 2020, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released photos and videos of suspected arsonists, offering up to $5,000 reward for each person identified.{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2020 |title=ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Information about Persons of Interest in Kenosha Arson Investigations |url=https://www.atf.gov/news/pr/atf-offers-5000-reward-information-about-persons-interest-kenosha-arson-investigations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063509/https://www.atf.gov/news/pr/atf-offers-5000-reward-information-about-persons-interest-kenosha-arson-investigations |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=October 3, 2020 |publisher=Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives}}

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On August 25, Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois,{{Cite news |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Attorneys say accused Kenosha shooter acted in self-defense |work=WKOW |url=http://wkow.com/2020/08/28/attorneys-say-accused-kenosha-shooter-acted-in-self-defense/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022064116/https://wkow.com/2020/08/28/attorneys-say-accused-kenosha-shooter-acted-in-self-defense/ |archive-date=October 22, 2020}}{{Cite news |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, appears in court on murder charges in shooting of Kenosha protesters, stalls return to Wisconsin |work=ABC11 Raleigh-Durham |url=https://abc11.com/6393188/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828195107/https://abc11.com/6393188/ |archive-date=August 28, 2020}} shot three people with an AR-15 style rifle.{{Cite news |last1=Armus |first1=Teo |last2=Berman |first2=Mark |last3=Witte |first3=Griff |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Before a fatal shooting, teenage Kenosha suspect idolized the police |language=en |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-protests/ |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827220745/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-protests/ |archive-date=August 27, 2020}} Kenosha resident Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Silver Lake resident Anthony Huber, 26, were killed;{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2020 |title=A father and a 26-year-old skateboarder: the protesters killed in Kenosha |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/27/kenosha-protesters-killed-who-were-they-anthony-huber-joseph-rosenbaum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828005422/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/27/kenosha-protesters-killed-who-were-they-anthony-huber-joseph-rosenbaum |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, a resident of West Allis, Wisconsin, was injured.{{Cite news |last=Proctor |first=Clare |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Gaige Grosskreutz, wounded in Tuesday night shooting in Kenosha, will need arm surgery |language=en |work=Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Sun-Times Media Group |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/27/21404312/gaige-grosskreutz-survived-kenosha-shooting |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828005447/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/27/21404312/gaige-grosskreutz-survived-kenosha-shooting |archive-date=August 28, 2020}}

Various people in the vicinity chased Rittenhouse as he ran away after shooting Rosenbaum. Rittenhouse fell and shot two men, Huber and Grosskreutz, as they confronted him, one armed with a handgun.{{Cite news |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Victim of Kenosha protest shooting may have been 'trying to save somebody': What we know |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/28/kyle-rittenhouse-shooting-kenosha-what-we-know-victims/5654579002/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923044914/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/28/kyle-rittenhouse-shooting-kenosha-what-we-know-victims/5654579002/ |archive-date=September 23, 2020}}{{Cite news |date=September 12, 2020 |title=Gaige Grosskreutz, Sole Survivor Of Kenosha Shootings Says He's Still In Constant Pain; 'Both In My Arm, In My Heart' |publisher=CNN |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/12/gaige-grosskreutz-kenosha-shootings-survivor-speaks-out/ |quote=Grosskreutz says he packed his medic bag — and his licensed gun |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030060502/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/12/gaige-grosskreutz-kenosha-shootings-survivor-speaks-out/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Kates |first=Graham |date=August 30, 2020 |title=Homicide charges announced against Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing 2 at Kenosha protests |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-homicide-charges-kenosha-shooting-first-degree-homicide-jacob-blake-protest-wisconsin/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918234827/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-homicide-charges-kenosha-shooting-first-degree-homicide-jacob-blake-protest-wisconsin/ |archive-date=September 18, 2020}} He then walked away with his hands up at times to the police. The police did not arrest him, but he turned himself in to police in Antioch, Illinois, the next morning.{{Cite news |last1=Danbeck |first1=Jackson |last2=Jordan |first2=Ben |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse say he was wrongfully charged after 'acting in self-defense' |publisher=WTMJ-TV |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/attorneys-representing-kyle-rittenhouse-say-he-was-wrongfully-charged-after-acting-in-self-defense |url-status=live |access-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831083958/https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/attorneys-representing-kyle-rittenhouse-say-he-was-wrongfully-charged-after-acting-in-self-defense |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |quote=Rittenhouse turned himself in [...] on Wednesday morning.}}

At trial, Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges.{{Cite web |last=Layne |first=Nathan |title=Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of all charges in Wisconsin murder trial |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jury-rittenhouse-murder-trial-deliberate-fourth-day-2021-11-19/ |access-date=November 19, 2021 |website=Reuters |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119212931/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jury-rittenhouse-murder-trial-deliberate-fourth-day-2021-11-19/ |url-status=live }}

{{Main|2020 American athlete strikes}}

In protest of Blake's shooting, multiple professional athletes refused to play that week. It started on August 26 when the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) refused to take the court for a playoff game. Members of other NBA teams, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), and Major League Soccer (MLS) all decided not to play their games on August 26.{{Cite news |last=Gregory |first=Sean |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Why Jacob Blake's Shooting Sparked an Unprecedented Sports Boycott |publisher=Time U.S.A. LLC |url=https://time.com/5883892/boycott-nba-mlb-wnba-jacob-blake/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063639/https://time.com/5883892/boycott-nba-mlb-wnba-jacob-blake/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} The strikes extended into August 27 and 28 when players from the National Hockey League (NHL) refused to play their playoff games.{{Cite news |last=Gretz |first=Adam |date=August 27, 2020 |title=NHL players speak on decision to postpone playoff games |publisher=NBC Sports |url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/08/27/nhl-players-speak-on-decision-to-postpone-playoff-games/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063515/https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/08/27/nhl-players-speak-on-decision-to-postpone-playoff-games/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} In response to these events, nine National Football League (NFL) teams canceled their practices scheduled for August 27.{{Cite news |title=Some NFL teams cancel practices in response to Jacob Blake shooting |publisher=ESPN News |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29752219/some-nfl-teams-cancel-practices-response-jacob-blake-shooting |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063642/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29752219/some-nfl-teams-cancel-practices-response-jacob-blake-shooting |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

During the Kenosha unrest, there were similar protests and riots in Madison,{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2020 |title=2 Dead, 1 Injured in Overnight Protests in Wisconsin Over Jacob Blake Shooting |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/news/2020/08/25/kenosha-live-updates--the-latest-on-protests-in-wisconsin-for-tuesday--august-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828114515/https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/news/2020/08/25/kenosha-live-updates--the-latest-on-protests-in-wisconsin-for-tuesday--august-25 |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=Spectrum News 1}} Atlanta,{{Cite web |last=News Staff |first=WSBTV.com |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Atlanta protests over Jacob Blake take destructive turn in downtown; 8 arrested |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/atlanta-protests-over-jacob-blake-take-destructive-turn-downtown/A5RTHYXMKNF6HLS3JW7BHEAQHY/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063617/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/atlanta-protests-over-jacob-blake-take-destructive-turn-downtown/A5RTHYXMKNF6HLS3JW7BHEAQHY/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=WSB-TV Atlanta |publisher=Cox Media Group}} Minneapolis,{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Paul Walsh Star |title=11 protesting Kenosha police shooting arrested after jail damaged in Minneapolis |url=https://www.startribune.com/11-protesting-kenosha-police-shooting-arrested-after-jail-damaged-in-mpls/572214592/ |access-date=April 23, 2023 |website=Star Tribune |date=August 26, 2020 |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827034808/https://www.startribune.com/11-protesting-kenosha-police-shooting-arrested-after-jail-damaged-in-mpls/572214592/ |url-status=live }} New York City,{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Kerry |date=August 24, 2020 |title='It keeps happening': Hundreds of protesters fill Manhattan streets to condemn shooting of Wisconsin Black man in front of his children |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-protest-blm-jacob-blake-20200825-vwkinxjg7jew5kssjexy2eevd4-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063639/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-protest-blm-jacob-blake-20200825-vwkinxjg7jew5kssjexy2eevd4-story.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 26, 2020 |website=NY Daily News}}{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Large Protest Held In Manhattan Following Weekend Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake In Wisconsin |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/08/24/jacob-blake-shooting-wisconsin-protest-march-manhattan-new-york-city/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063504/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/08/24/jacob-blake-shooting-wisconsin-protest-march-manhattan-new-york-city/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 31, 2020 |website=CBS New York}} and Philadelphia.{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Bob |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Protest held in Philadelphia for Jacob Blake who was shot by police in Wisconsin |url=https://6abc.com/jacob-blake-shooting-philadelphia-protest-philly-bideo/6390453/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063638/https://6abc.com/jacob-blake-shooting-philadelphia-protest-philly-bideo/6390453/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 31, 2020 |website=6abc Action News}} In California, there were protests in Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Jose.{{Cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Leila |last2=Money |first2=Luke |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Hundreds of protesters take to streets of downtown L.A. to decry police shootings |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-25/protesters-marching-in-downtown-l-a-monday-night-decry-police-shootings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063504/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-25/protesters-marching-in-downtown-l-a-monday-night-decry-police-shootings |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Leila |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Protesters march in downtown L.A. over Jacob Blake shooting |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-26/downtown-los-angeles-jacob-blake-protest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063505/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-26/downtown-los-angeles-jacob-blake-protest |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite news |date=August 29, 2020 |title=More than a dozen arrested in Oakland protests, police say |work=Bay City News |url=https://abc7news.com/more-than-a-dozen-arrested-in-oakland-protests-police-say/6394911/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063507/https://abc7news.com/more-than-a-dozen-arrested-in-oakland-protests-police-say/6394911/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |quote=arrests were for various crimes that included assault on an officer |via=ABC7 News}}{{Cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Molly |last2=Kassler |first2=Dale |last3=Bizjak |first3=Tony |last4=Clift |first4=Theresa |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Sacramento protests over Kenosha shooting; damage at City Hall and sheriff's, DA's offices |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article245309185.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063539/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article245309185.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Mark |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Multiple people arrested during protest in downtown San Diego over shooting of Jacob Blake |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-gather-in-downtown-san-diego-to-protest-wisconsin-shooting-of-jacob-blake |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063717/https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-gather-in-downtown-san-diego-to-protest-wisconsin-shooting-of-jacob-blake |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 30, 2020 |website=ABC10News San Diego}}{{Cite web |last=del Castillo |first=Amanda |date=August 29, 2020 |title=San Jose mayor's home vandalized as hundreds protest downtown against police brutality, Jacob Blake shooting |url=https://abc7news.com/sj-mayors-home-vandalized-as-hundreds-protest-downtown/6394638/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063524/https://abc7news.com/sj-mayors-home-vandalized-as-hundreds-protest-downtown/6394638/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=August 29, 2020 |website=ABC7News}} Blake's aunt, Nicole Blake Chafetz of Seattle, encouraged peaceful protest and discouraged the violence and property damage that had occurred during the protests in Seattle.{{Cite news |last=Moreno |first=Joel |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Protesters dig in outside Seattle fire station; Jacob Blake's aunt speaks out |work=KOMO News |publisher=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protesters-dig-in-outside-seattle-fire-station-jacob-blake-s-aunt-speaks-out/ar-BB18qmZi |url-status=live |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063716/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protesters-dig-in-outside-seattle-fire-station-jacob-blake-s-aunt-speaks-out/ar-BB18qmZi |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} The events in Atlanta, Oakland, and San Diego included violence against police officers, and vandalism and property destruction occurred in Atlanta, Madison, Minneapolis, Oakland, Sacramento, and San Jose, for which related arrests were made.{{Cite news |last=Ramos |first=Richie |date=August 29, 2020 |title=At Least 2 Arrested As Third Round Of Protests Unfold In Downtown Sacramento |publisher=CBS Sacramento |url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/08/29/arrests-made-third-round-of-protests-planned-for-downtown-sacramento-saturday/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063642/https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/08/29/arrests-made-third-round-of-protests-planned-for-downtown-sacramento-saturday/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=George |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Oakland: 'Agitators' vandalize courthouse following mostly peaceful Jacob Blake protest |work=East Bay Times |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/26/oakland-jacob-blake-protesters-prepare-to-gather-downtown/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063509/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/26/oakland-jacob-blake-protesters-prepare-to-gather-downtown/ |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |quote=setting fires, breaking windows, spray-painting slogans and lighting off fireworks, as well as pointing lasers and throwing objects at officers"; "firefighters responded to at least two dozen fires, including two vehicles}}

On January 4, 2021, the Kenosha County Sheriff declared a state of emergency and National Guard troops were deployed to Kenosha ahead of the expected announcement of whether criminal charges would be filed against Officer Sheskey.{{Cite news |last=Jackson |first=Danbeck |date=January 4, 2021 |title=Kenosha County Sheriff declares a state of emergency before Blake charging decision |agency=WTMJ-TV |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kenosha-county-sheriff-declares-a-state-of-emergency-before-blake-charging-decision |url-status=live |access-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063527/https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kenosha-county-sheriff-declares-a-state-of-emergency-before-blake-charging-decision |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} On January 5, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced that no criminal charges would be filed against Sheskey, any other officers, or Blake.{{Cite news |last=Chiarito |first=Robert |date=January 5, 2021 |title=Jacob Blake Shooting: No Charges Against Officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin |work=The New York Times |agency=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/jacob-blake-kenosha-rusten-sheskey.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063641/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/jacob-blake-kenosha-rusten-sheskey.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021}} A rally for Blake was held on January 4. No violence was reported in the city and Blake's family held a peaceful march on January 11 calling for Sheskey to be fired. That afternoon, the National Guard was pulled out of Kenosha and deployed to Madison due to the onset of the 2021 United States inauguration week protests.{{Cite news |last=Braine |first=Theresa |date=January 5, 2021 |title=Kenosha sheriff declares state of emergency ahead of decision over charges for cop who shot Jacob Blake |work=New York Daily News |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/kenosha-sheriff-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-decision-over-charges-for-cop-who-shot-jacob-blake/ar-BB1ctmw6 |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063506/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/kenosha-sheriff-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-decision-over-charges-for-cop-who-shot-jacob-blake/ar-BB1ctmw6 |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |via=MSN}}{{Cite news |last=Rogan |first=Adam |date=January 11, 2021 |title=National Guard pulls out of Kenosha, deploys to Madison in preparation for potential Inauguration Day unrest |work=The Journal Times |url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/national-guard-pulls-out-of-kenosha-deploys-to-madison-in-preparation-for-potential-inauguration-day/article_92ea21d4-adc3-560f-839a-54186a5bd0f9.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210063511/https://journaltimes.com/news/local/national-guard-pulls-out-of-kenosha-deploys-to-madison-in-preparation-for-potential-inauguration-day/article_92ea21d4-adc3-560f-839a-54186a5bd0f9.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021}}

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