The Wisconsin National Guard has deployed to Kenosha County Monday to assist local authorities amid unrest over the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.
Session of the legislature totake up the legislation weintroduced this year.GOVERNOR TONY EVERS CALLINGLAWMAKERS ACROSS THE STATEBACK TO MADISON FOR SPECIALSESSION -- TO ADDRESS POLICEREFORM... THIS AFTER POLICEOFFICERS IN KENOSHA SHOT ANDSERIOUSLY INJURED A MAN..FAMILY MEMBERS IDENTIFY ASJACOB BLAKE.THE GOVERNOR ANDLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MANDELABARNES PUBLICALLY SHARINGTHEIR FEELINGS ABOUT THEEVENTS THAT WENT DOWN LASTNIGHT..blake was shot 7 times infront of his children... thisfelt like some sort ofvendetta on a member of ourcommunity.
Not the time forpolitics... put lives of blackwisconsonites above politics..THE GOVERNOR WAS ONE OF THEFIRST TO RELEASE A STATEMENT..FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING WHICHSAID IN PART -- WE STANDAGAINST EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCEAND IMMEDIATE ESCALATION WHENENGAGING WITH BLACKWISCONSINITES.SPEAKER ROBIN VOS -- WANTED TOCREATE A SPECIAL TASK FORCE --HE RESPONDED WITH THISSTATEMENT WHICH READS IN PART-- "When I spoke to GovernorEvers on the phone today, Iasked him to work with theLegislature in a deliberateand open process through thetask force.
We have anopportunity to bring peopletogether to find solutions.Instead, the governor ischoosing to turn to politicsagain by dictating liberalpolicies that will only deepenthe divisions in our state."THE SPECIAL SESSION IS SET TOTAKE PLACE NEXT MONDAY--AS OFNOW -- THE DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE IS HEADING THEINVESTIGATION... INTO THESHOOTING
Evers speaks along with Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Wisconsin National Guard Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp.
