KENOSHA, Wis. — Fires burned in Kenosha for a second straight night after police shot Jacob Blake, a Black man who some witnesses say was simply trying to break up a fight.
Shortly after midnight Tuesday, several businesses and vehicles were ablaze in Kenosha neighborhoods when a day of peaceful daytime protests erupted after dark.
Hundreds of protesters stretching several blocks marched ahead of a caravan of honking cars through the streets of Kenosha on Monday evening to denounce police abuse following the shooting of 29-year-old Blake on Sunday.
The cellphone video of the incident shows Blake walking around and opening up his car door before appearing to be shot in the back by police. Blake’s father said there are now “eight holes” in his son’s body, and he’s paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors don’t yet know if the injury is permanent.
A protester stands near a burning truck outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, where police clashed with protesters in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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A member of the Wisconsin National Guard stands watch outside B&L Office Furniture Inc. at 1101 60th St. in Kenosha, one of several businesses to burn during the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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Protesters pose in front of a burning truck outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, where police clashed with protesters in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake in the Wisconsin city, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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A firefighter struggles with the hose alone at 59th Street and 11th Avenue as several businesses burn nearby, including the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Community Corrections Division, in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Police use tear gas on protesters as they clash outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Community Corrections Division at 1212 60th St. in Kenosha was one of several businesses to burn during the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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B&L Office Furniture Inc. at 1101 60th St. in Kenosha was one of several businesses to burn during the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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A member of the Wisconsin National Guard stands watch outside one of several businesses burning during the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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A used car lot is one of several businesses to burn during the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Community Corrections Division at 1212 60th St. in Kenosha was one of several businesses to burn during the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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Protesters face off with police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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Protests resumed in Kenosha, Wisc. on Monday evening after police shot and wounded a Black man the day before.
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Protesters march around Kenosha in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters face off with police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters march around Kenosha in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters face off with police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters march around Kenosha in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters march around Kenosha in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters march around Kenosha in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters march by boarded up businesses in Kenosha on the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protesters face off with police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in the second night of unrest after police shot Jacob Blake, Monday night, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Police block protesters from the Kenosha Public Safety Building in the wake of unrest overnight after police shot Jacob Blake in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Police guard the entrance to the Kenosha Public Safety Building, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020. Protesters are gathered in downtown Kenosha, one day after police shot Jacob Blake.
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Police pepper spray protesters from the Kenosha Public Safety Building in the wake of unrest overnight after police shot Jacob Blake in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Community activist Eric Russell rallys with protesters in downtown Kenosha in the wake of unrest overnight after police shot Jacob Blake in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020.
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A man gets milk and water poured on his face after he was pepper sprayed while protesters were trying to enter the Kenosha Public Safety Building, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020. Protesters are gathered in downtown Kenosha, one day after police shot Jacob Blake.
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Getty photographer Scott Olson gets milk and water poured on his face after he was pepper sprayed while photographing protesters trying to enter the Kenosha Public Safety Building, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020. Protesters are gathered in downtown Kenosha, one day after police shot Jacob Blake.
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Getty photographer Scott Olson gets milk and water poured on his face after he was pepper sprayed while photographing protesters trying to enter the Kenosha Public Safety Building, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020. Protesters are gathered in downtown Kenosha, one day after police shot Jacob Blake.
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A man gets milk and water poured on his face after he was pepper sprayed while protesters were trying to enter the Kenosha Public Safety Building, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020. Protesters are gathered in downtown Kenosha, one day after police shot Jacob Blake.
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Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian attempts to address protesters outside the Kenosha Public Safety Building in the wake of unrest overnight after police shot Jacob Blake in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian attempts to address protesters outside the Kenosha Public Safety Building in the wake of unrest overnight after police shot Jacob Blake in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian attempts to address protesters outside the Kenosha Public Safety Building in the wake of unrest overnight after police shot Jacob Blake in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020.
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Protestors confront Kenosha County Sheriff’s Deputies outside the Kenosha Police Department in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man’s back.
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A man on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man’s back.
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People pound on the Kenosha Police Department door in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man’s back.
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People take photos of a used car lot that was burned in downtown Kenosha during unrest overnight after police shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday morning, Aug. 24, 2020.
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People walk past a used car lot that was burned in downtown Kenosha during unrest overnight after police shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday morning, Aug. 24, 2020.
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A man and children walk past a truck that was burned in downtown Kenosha during unrest overnight after police shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, in the the 2800 block of 40th Street, Monday morning, Aug. 24, 2020.
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“Say his name! Jacob Blake!” the racially diverse group of peaceful protesters chanted, many of their fists raised.
But later Monday night, after an 8 p.m. curfew went into effect, a group of protesters leading the march approached dozens of officers with shields, helmets and other protective gear and began throwing water bottles and lighting off powerful fireworks that sent crowds of demonstrators running as they exploded.
The confrontations capped off a wild day in Kenosha in the wake of the shooting of Blake, a father of six whose family has a history of community activism in Evanston.
