KENOSHA, Wisconsin: About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday , chanting"Black Lives Matter" and"No Justice, No Peace" as National Guard units stood by to prevent a resurgence of violence that rocked the lakeside city earlier in the week.
The shooting of Blake, in front of three of his children, turned the mostly white city of 100,000 people south of Milwaukee into the latest flashpoint in a summer of US-wide demonstrations against police brutality and racism.Trump will visit Kenosha on Tuesday to meet law enforcement officials and assess damage in the city, a White House official told reporters on Saturday.
Residents hoped calm would hold for a fourth night as protesters, some wearing"Justice for Jacob" masks, spoke about the need for racial justice. The 17-year-old suspect in Tuesday night's killings, Kyle Rittenhouse, surrendered to police on Wednesday near his home in Illinois close to the Wisconsin border. Kenosha officials have been criticised for videos showing law enforcement agents giving him water before the burst of violence and acting chummy with armed militia men in the streets.
FILE PHOTO: People attend a vigil, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidRittenhouse is being held without bond and awaiting an extradition hearing on returning him to Wisconsin to face six criminal counts, including first-degree intentional homicide, reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of a firearm."Kyle Rittenhouse stood up to protect his community and his country. He defended himself.
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