The Department of Justice said there isn’t enough evidence to prove the police officer who shot Blake in the back willfully deprived the Black 29-year-old of his civil rights.
a probe into the shooting more than a year ago, shortly after Rusten Sheskey — a white police officer in the Wisconsin city of Kenosha — shot 30-year-old Blake in the back while responding to a “domestic incident.”
The DOJ ultimately concluded “the evidence obtained is insufficient to prove that the [Kenosha Police Department] officer willfully used excessive force,” it said Friday.of a person’s rights, which means mistakes, negligence and poor judgement don’t necessarily qualify, the DOJ said in a Friday evening statement.he’s “thankful they reached the appropriate conclusion.”
Benjamin Crump, an attorney representing Blake’s family, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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