Emergency declared in Kenosha: Curfew in effect for 3rd night

KENOSHA: The Kenosha Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday afternoon declaring a state of emergency amid protests after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

The state of emergency will be in place until Friday. The mayor asked the council to approve the state of emergency for three weeks. Council members voiced concern with a lack of communication about protests from the mayor and police.

Wisconsin’s governor on Monday called in the National Guard to help quell unrest after police shot an unarmed Black man in the latest incident this summer to stir cries of injustice and divide a nation over the urgency of bringing fundamental change to law enforcement.

, Evers ordered 125 troops to protect public infrastructure and safety. It’s not clear how many additional troops will be deployed. “People who are destroying property and stealing need to be arrested and jailed,” Kreuser said.

“We will continue to work with local, state and federal law enforcement in holding those criminals who are destroying our city responsible,” Antaramian said.

Crowds destroyed dozens of buildings and set more than 30 fires on Monday night.

“We cannot allow the cycle of systemic racism and injustice to continue,” said Evers, who is facing mounting pressure from Republicans over his handling of the unrest that has followed the shooting. “We also cannot continue going down this path of damage and destruction.”

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has not released any new information on the police shooting investigation.