It was on August 23 last year that the white police Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake, a black man, after going out on an alarm.
The shots led to Blake being paralyzed from the waist down.
Now Michael Graveley, prosecutor in Kenosha, Wisconsin where the shooting took place, announces that no prosecution will be brought against Sheskey.
According to CNN, Gravely says the two other police officers involved in the case will not be prosecuted either, as will Jacob Blake.
The shooting took place after people across the United States took part in large, sometimes violent, demonstrations against the US police's violence against blacks for several months.
The case of Jacob Blake in turn triggered even more riots, and in connection with Tuesday's decision, 500 troops from the National Guard were mobilized as a security measure.
However, there have been no reports of unrest in the area.
"Sending the wrong signals to the police"
According to Sheskey himself, he fired the shots because he thought Blake was about to kidnap a child.
Ben Crump, the Blake family's lawyer, expressed disappointment with the ruling in a statement:
"We believe the decision is unfortunate, not only for Jacob and his family, but for all those who protested and demanded justice.
Shesky's actions sparked outrage across the country, but the prosecutor's decision not to prosecute the police, who shot Jacob in the back several times and left him paralyzed, further damages confidence in our justice system.
This sends the wrong signals to police across the country. "
Jacob Blake's uncle Justin Blake said during a press conference organized by Jacob's relatives and friends that his nephew is struggling with his rehabilitation:
- If there's anyone who will be able to go again, it's my nephew.