KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS) — An angry crowd gathered in protest after police shot and wounded a man late Sunday afternoon in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
At 5:11 p.m., Kenosha police officers were called to the 2800 block of 40th Street in Kenosha for a domestic incident, and a person was shot by officers.
Graphic video of the shooting has begun circulating on social media. It shows the man walking to a vehicle with two officers behind him, when the shooting happens.
The video appeared to have been taken from across the street. As described by The Associated Press, three officers are first heard shouting and pointing their weapons at a man who walks around the front of a sport-utility vehicle parked on the street.
The man opens the driver’s side door and leans inside, and one officer grabs his shirt from behind and fires into the vehicle, The Associated reported.
At least seven shots are heard. It was not clear whether more than one officer fired, the AP reported.
Police said officers provided immediate aid to the man, who was transported by a Flight for Life helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. The man was in serious condition, police said.
WDJT-TV, CBS 58 in Milwaukee, reported a large group gathered at the scene following the shooting. In video posted by CBS 58 reporter Kim Shine, people in the crowd were heard chanting, “No justice no peace!” Some raised their voices and used profanity.
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A protest is happening now after a domestic incident turned into an officer-involved shooting in #Kenosha at 40th St. & 28th Ave.
Police confirm one person is in serious condition.
People on scene say the apparent victim is a man, and father. @CBS58 pic.twitter.com/jsg2ANSD28
— Kim Shine (@KimShineCBS58) August 24, 2020
“We understand that the cops have a job to do. But we understand that the cops have their job to do with restraint,” said witness La-Ron Franklin.
People at the scene told CBS 58 Milwaukee that the man shot by police was a father.
“I know he’s got kids and a girl. I never had a problem with him. I always see him every day. Parks right behind me on the street,” Aaron, a neighbor, told CBS 58.
“It goes back to the Emmett Tills. We’re tired of it. Rodney King. We’re tired of it. And right now, this is the wrong generation that this is happening to. The frustration is boiling to the top and we’re sick and tired,” Clyde McLemore, Black Lives Matter of Lake County, Illinois, told CBS 58.
Kenosha County Board Supervisor Zach Rodriguez also spoke to CBS 58 after the shooting.
“I’m praying for that family, regardless of the situation,” Rodriguez told the station. “What happened here tonight highlights that we need body cameras for not just our sheriff’s deputies, but our city police department as well.”
Shine reported as of 9:15 p.m., there were a few dozen people protesting and the SUV involved in the shooting had been towed away. She reported some had stomped atop at least one squad car, and some tires had been slashed.
UPDATE: The vehicle believed to be involved in this incident has been towed away.
There’s a few dozen people protesting. Some have stomped atop at least one cop car. Some tires slashed.
Officers are inside the tape. Some talking w/ crowd.
Watch @CBS58 tonight at 10 p.m. pic.twitter.com/kSGSvCkO7g
— Kim Shine (@KimShineCBS58) August 24, 2020
Officers were inside police tape and some were talking with the crowd, Shine reported.
The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol were called to the scene to investigate.
Kenosha is about an hour north of Chicago.
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