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US police officer who shot and paralysed Kenosha man Jacob Blake returns to duty
A white policeman cleared of criminal wrongdoing after shooting an African American man in the back last August in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been returned to duty.
Key points:
- Wisconsin prosecutors cleared Mr Sheskey of any criminal charges in the August 23, 2020 shooting
- Investigators found Mr Blake was armed with a knife and had resisted arrest before he was shot
- It was not immediately clear whether Mr Sheskey was placed back on patrol duty
The incident ignited deadly protests in Wisconsin, that stoked a summer of US racial tensions.
Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis said in a statement posted on Tuesday that officer Rusten Sheskey was back from administrative leave as of March 31, after an internal review found him to “have been…
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