
A group of protesters marched in Downtown Kenosha on Tuesday after the Kenosha County District Attorney announced no charges would be filed against the police office who shot Jacob Blake of Kenosha last August.
With the Kenosha County District Attorney’s decision not to bring criminal charges against the Kenosha Police officer who shot Jacob Blake, local activists hope to keep the officer from returning to the job.
Leaders of Kenosha will hold a march Monday afternoon, demanding that the Kenosha Police and Fire Commission fire Officer Rusten Sheskey. “Sheskey must be removed from the Kenosha Police Department immediately to keep our community safe,” the group states.
Sheskey’s shooting of Blake in August, captured on a bystander’s video and shared widely on social media, caused outrage and widespread protest. The night of the shooting and the following day that protest exploded into rioting and arson that damaged or destroyed some buildings downtown and in Uptown.
On Tuesday, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced that after months of investigation by the Department of Justice investigators and a review of that investigation by an independent use-of-force expert, he did not believe criminal charges were warranted in the case.
Graveley said the investigation showed Blake was armed with a knife and had struggled with police who had attempted to arrest him for a felony warrant, and that he had fought off other efforts to subdue him, including the use of tasers. Graveley said that Sheskey fired seven shots, hitting Blake in the back and side, after he believed it appeared Blake was twisting towards him with the knife while trying to get into a vehicle with his children. The district attorney said interviews with other witnesses and physical evidence matched that explanation.
Sheskey remains on leave while the Kenosha Police Department does an internal investigation to determine if he violated department policies.
Tanya McLean, organizer of Leaders of Kenosha, said Monday’s march will call for Sheskey to be removed from the department. The march is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. at the Kenosha Municipal Building, 625 52nd St.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

National Guardsmen chat with one another inside the barricades at the Kenosha County Courthouse before a caravan of protests reached Downtown Kenosha.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Before 7 p.m., Civic Center Park was quiet before peaceful but vocal protesters arrived outside the fenced-in Kenosha County Courthouse.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Civic Center Park was largely quiet until around 7 p.m. Tuesday. In this photo, Abdullah Shabazz, a Chicago native, records a vlog while carrying a Pan-African flag.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

The memories of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, the two men killed Aug. 25 while pursuing Kyle Rittenhouse, are honored in spray paint along Sheridan Road in Kenosha.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Shay Majors, a.k.a. "Mr. Kenosha," talks with members of the press Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

The National Guard, in addition to the Kenosha County Courthouse and other public buildings, used the Dinosaur Discovery Museum for staging Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

The National Guard, in addition to the Kenosha County Courthouse and other public buildings, used the Dinosaur Discovery Museum for staging Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Kyle Flood of Kenosha in a "COUNT EVERY VOTE" shirt walks among a caravan of protesters Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

A megaphone was shared among several protesters Tuesday night as marchers made their way through Kenosha’s streets after the decision that no charges would be filed against anyone involved in the Jacob Blake shooting.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

A group of protesters marched in Downtown Kenosha on Tuesday after the Kenosha County District Attorney announced no charges would be filed against the police office who shot Jacob Blake of Kenosha last August.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

A couple with a Black Lives Matter sign in their window watch protesters march past their home Tuesday night in Kenosha.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

A man raises a Black Lives Matter sign in solidarity with protesters Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Black Lives Matter signs, apparel and paraphernalia were seen all over Kenosha Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

The Wisconsin National Guard and Kenosha Police Department collaborated Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Fists are raised in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protesters march and chant by Kenosha's The Orpheum Tuesday.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protesters make their way past the fenced-in Kenosha County Courthouse before a peaceful-but-vocal confrontation with police and National Guardsmen Tuesday evening.
Marchers outside the Courthouse

Protesters March Tuesday night near the Kenosha County Courthouse.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Kenosha's Porche Bennett-Bey, among a group of protesters, speaks with a police officer Tuesday night near the Kenosha County Courthouse before the group continued a march to The Collective barbershop at 13th Avenue and 52nd Street.
Protesters outside the Courthouse

Porche Bennett-Bey, among a group of protesters, confers with Kenosha police Tuesday night near the Kenosha County Courthouse before the group continued a march to The Collective barbershop at 13 Avenue and 52nd Street.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Some demonstrators spit insults while others try to start dialogue with National Guard members and Kenosha police officers Tuesday night.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Protest outside Dinosaur Discovery Museum

Wisconsin National Guard troop members stand guard among protesters Tuesday night outside the Dinosaur Discovery Museum near Civic Center Park at 10th Avenue and 56th Street.
Protester confronting National Guard troop members

A protester confronts armed Wisconsin National Guard troop members Tuesday night during a protest following the decision by the Kenosha County district attorney’s office not to charge Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake.
Protesters at Civic Center Park

Protesters walk away from Civic Center Park and the Kenosha County Courthouse Tuesday night.
Protest after no charges in Jacob Blake shooting announced

Several young men hang out of windows of a vehicle when peaceful protests concluded at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announces that no charges will be pursued against officer Rusten Sheskey in the August 23rd shooting of Jacob Blake during a press conference at the Parkway Chateau on Tuesday.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announces that no charges will be pursued against officer Rusten Sheskey in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake during a press conference at the Parkway Chateau on Tuesday.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

Noble Wray, Madison's former police chief, was brought in by the Wisconsin Attorney General's Office as an independent use of force expert to review the Jacob Blake shooting.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

An image shown during Tuesday's press conference, during which it was announced that no charges would be filed against anyone involved in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey, shows where each of the seven bullets entered Blake: three to his left side under the armpit, and four to his lower back.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announces that no charges will be pursued against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake during a press conference at the Parkway Chateau on Tuesday.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announces that no charges will be pursued against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake during a press conference at the Parkway Chateau on Tuesday.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announces that no charges will be pursued against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake during a press conference at the Parkway Chateau on Tuesday.
DA PRESS CONFERENCE

Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announces that no charges will be pursued against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake during a press conference at the Parkway Chateau on Tuesday.
BLAKE FAMILY PRESS CONFERENCE

B’Ivory LaMarr, an attorney representing the Blake family, speaks during a press conference hosted by the Blake family at The Collective on Tuesday.
BLAKE FAMILY PRESS CONFERENCE

Justin Blake, Jacob Blake’s uncle, speaks during a press conference hosted by the Blake family at The Collective on Tuesday.
BLAKE FAMILY PRESS CONFERENCE

Justin Blake, Jacob Blake’s uncle, speaks during a press conference hosted by the Blake family at The Collective on Tuesday.
BLAKE FAMILY PRESS CONFERENCE

B’Ivory LaMarr, an attorney representing the Blake family, speaks during a press conference hosted by the Blake family at The Collective on Tuesday.
BLAKE FAMILY PRESS CONFERENCE

B’Ivory LaMarr, an attorney representing the Blake family, speaks during a press conference hosted by the Blake family at The Collective on Tuesday.
BLAKE FAMILY PRESS CONFERENCE

Tanya McLean speaks during a press conference hosted by the Blake family at The Collective on Tuesday.
Bradford vigil photo

From left, the Rev. Monica Cummings and the Rev. Erik Carlson preside over a “Vigil for Peace and Justice” in honor of Jacob Blake on Tuesday afternoon at Bradford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5810 Eighth Ave.
No justice, no peace

A man with a bullhorn shouts “No justice, no peace!” encouraging protesters to call back and chant Tuesday night. In the background is the Kenosha County Courthouse.