The family attorney for Black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, said Tuesday he is paralyzed and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again.
Attorney Ben Crump, speaking alongside family members of Jacob Blake, said the 29-year-old was in surgery after being shot on Sunday night multiple times.
“They shot my son seven times, seven times, like he didn’t matter,” said Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake. “But my son matters. He’s a human being and he matters.”
Another family attorney said they would be filing a civil lawsuit against the police department over the shooting. Police have said little about what happened, other than that they were responding to a domestic dispute. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency and said 250 members of the Wisconsin National Guard would be active in Kenosha after protesters destroyed more than 30 businesses during a night of violence on Monday.
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