Former Madison Police Chief To Review Jacob Blake Investigation

KENOSHA, WI – The Department of Justice will hand the investigative file on the shooting of Jacob Blake over to retired Madison Police Chief Noble Wray, Attorney General Josh Kaul said in an update Monday evening.

Kaul said the investigative file includes reports regarding relevant facts, but does not contain recommendations on charges. Wray will act as a consultant on the investigation and will review and analyze the file.

Once Wray has provided his analysis, Kaul said, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley will make a determination about what charges, if any, are appropriate.

Blake, 29, was shot several times by Kenosha police in late August during the course of a domestic dispute on the city's north side.

A witness to the shooting recorded the incident on video. In that video, police are seen following Blake around his SUV, grabbing him by the shirt, and opening fire on him several times as he enters his car while his children were apparently seated inside.

The officer who shot Blake has been identified by Wisconsin Department of Justice officials as Rusten Sheskey. The officers involved in the shooting, including Sheskey, are on administrative leave, police officials said.

Blake survived the shooting, yet remains partially paralyzed in a Milwaukee-area hospital bed. The video of Blake's shooting went viral, and Kenosha saw widespread protests for about two weeks following the shooting.

In early September, he spoke from his hospital bed in a video posted to Twitter.

"It hurts to breathe, it hurts to sleep, it hurts to move from side-to-side and it hurts to eat," said Blake, who was shot seven times two weeks ago. "I got staples in my back and my stomach. You do not want to have to deal with this."

"If the prosecutor determines there is no basis for prosecution of the law enforcement officer, and no other circumstances prevent the release, DOJ will thereafter make the reports available to the public," Kaul wrote on Twitter Monday night.

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