By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin on Sunday.
A Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back, leaving him partially paralyzed and sparking days of unrest.
The FBI will lead the investigation, with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the DOJ said in a statement.
Blake, 29, was shot as he leaned into his car following an interaction with police at the scene. Police said they tried to use a Taser, but it was unsuccessful.
Police were called to the scene to investigate a reported domestic disturbance.
A knife was found in Blake’s car, but it’s unclear whether he was trying to reach for it when he was shot.
