Jacob Blake’s family said they want to go before Congress after no charges were filed against the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot and crippled Blake in August.
![KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 05: National Guard troops stand watch as demonstrators protest outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse following the announcement by District Attorney Michael Graveley that no charges would be filed against Police Officer Rusten Sheskey in the shooting of Jacob Blake on January 05, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Sheskey shot Blake seven times in the back while responding to a domestic dispute, which led to several days of rioting and unrest in the city. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)](https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294746593-scaled.jpg)
National Guard troops stand watch as demonstrators protest outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse on January 05, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
“It is absolutely incontrovertible that Jacob Blake was armed with a knife,” Graveley said Tuesday. “All the discussion that he was unarmed contradicts what he himself has said to investigators.”
Citywide unrest, looting and violence toward law enforcement followed the shooting. Upwards of 100 cars were set ablaze, businesses were pillaged and a uniformed officer was knocked unconscious after he was struck in the head by a brick, videos and reports showed. (RELATED: No Charges For Kenosha, Wisconsin, Police Officers Involved In Jacob Blake Shooting)
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