Chinanews, August 26 (Liu Danyi) The United States was in chaos again because of 7 gunshots.

  Recently, an African-American man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was shot several times in the back by the police, paralyzed from the waist down. Anti-racist protests swept across many local areas, and some violent demonstrators caused riots and clashed with the police.

  In the fire and smoke, slogans such as "We will not shrink" sounded. Racial contradictions once again deeply tore through American society. Will this shooting become the second "Floyd incident"?

7 gunshots!

3 young children witnessed shooting of African father

  On the morning of the 23rd local time, when the 29-year-old Blake talked to his father, Blake, he revealed that he was preparing to celebrate his 8th birthday for his son, Blake’s grandson. But that night, the old Black learned the news that his son was shot.

American police followed Black, the African-American man, and shot him continuously.

  A video widely circulated on local social media showed that Black tried to intervene in the quarrel between the two women. Then when Black walked towards the driver’s seat of the car and opened the door to get into the car, the shirt was grabbed by two policemen behind him and approached. Shots were fired at him from a distance, and at least 7 shots were heard at the scene.

  It is reported that the police received an alarm and came to deal with a "family incident."

  The video of the shooting of Black was 22-year-old White. He said that he saw Black fighting with three police officers. Before the gunshot, he heard the police yelling "Put down the knife, let down the knife!", but White said he did not see any weapons in Black's hand.

  When the shooting happened, Black's three young children were sitting in the car and witnessed it all on the spot. Black’s fiancée Booker said: “The man (policeman) grabbed his T-shirt without exaggeration, looked in other directions, and shot him. The kid in the back seat is screaming!”

  Online court records show that Kenosha County prosecutors charged Black with domestic violence-related sexual assault, illegal trespass, and disturbance of public order on July 6. An arrest warrant was issued the next day. It is unclear whether the case is related to the shooting.

  Blake was seriously injured when he was taken to the hospital and had an emergency operation. On the 25th local time, Black's father told the Chicago Sun Times that Black had been paralyzed from the waist down. The lawyer said that Black may need a "miracle" to walk again.

Arson protest

"The city will burn until the police are fired"

  The shooting incident of Black quickly fermented locally. On the night of the incident, more than a hundred demonstrators shouted at the entrance of the Kenosha Public Security Building, "There is no peace without justice."

On August 25, 2020 local time, Kenosha, Wisconsin, a policeman stands on a street where protesters gather.

  The police officer involved has been ordered to take administrative leave. However, the police did not explain why the officers fired. The police said that the police officer involved did not wear a body camera, but was equipped with a portable microphone.

  Governor Evers of Wisconsin wrote on social media: “Although we don’t know all the details, we are sure that he is not the first to be shot or killed by an employee of our state or national law enforcement agency. Black man."

  The state criminal investigation department is investigating the shooting and will strive to "provide an incident report to the prosecutor within 30 days."

  The Kenosha government announced that it will implement a curfew at 8 pm local time on the 24th. But that night and on the morning of the 25th, the protesters did not comply, but took to the streets one after another. A few hours later, the originally peaceful demonstrations turned into violent activities. Some protesters set off fireworks in front of the police.

On the evening of August 24, 2020 local time, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, protesters set fire to an office.

  In response to the current situation, Evers announced on the 25th that the local area has entered a state of emergency and will increase the number of national guards deployed there to 250. Prior to this, he had sent 125 National Guard members to support law enforcement officers in Kenosha City.

  A protest organizer, Whitney Caval, said that the people were still angry and "the city will burn until the police are fired."

Violent law enforcement is frequent

"The shooting pierced the soul of our country"

  In May 2020, an African-American man, Freud, was violently executed by white policemen to death. The wave of anti-racism triggered by the law has not yet completely subsided. The Black incident once again ignited people's anger.

  In cities such as Portland, Oregon, Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois, demonstrators also called on people to participate in rallies to protest police gun violence against ethnic minorities.

Data map: On June 5, 2020 local time, the mayor of Washington, DC, Bowser, the US capital, requested that the 16th Street road leading to the White House be painted with the words "The life of a black man is also life".

  Black is not the first African-American "victim" to encounter police violence after the Freud incident. On the evening of August 22, local time, the African American Pelelin was shot at least ten times by the police in Louisiana, USA, and died after being taken to the hospital. In Loganville, Georgia, the African American Smith and the police In theory, the police used a stun gun against her who did not possess a weapon.

  Black’s sister said: "I am both angry and bored. I never cried once... I would not cry for many years. I am numb. For years, I have been watching the police murder people like me. ."

  US Democratic presidential candidate Biden issued a statement on the 24th, saying: "This morning, this country woke up again in sadness and anger, and another black American became a victim of excessive violence." "These shootings pierced us. The soul of the country". (Finish)