‘I don’t want your pity, I want change’: Jacob Blake’s sister gives powerful statement amid third day of protests in Wisconsin‘

The family of Jacob Blake have made a series of moving statements calling for justice, after the 29-year-old father of six was shot several times by police on Sunday.

The family of Jacob Blake have made a series of moving statements calling for justice, after the 29-year-old father of six was shot several times by police on Sunday.Letetra Widman, Mr Blake's sister, told reporters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on

Tuesday: “I'm not sad. I'm not sorry. I'm angry and I'm tired.”

“I have not cried one time. I stopped crying years ago,” she said, adding: “I have been watching police murder people who look like me for years.”

“I don't want your pity, I want change.”

Mr Blake was left paralysed after being shot seven times in the back by a police officer, according to his father and the family’s attorney, Ben Crump.

Mr Crump, a civil rights advocate, has said that there was “no indication he was armed.”

The incident has sparked a wave of unrest in Wisconsin, with violent protests now in their third day.

Two people were killed and a third seriously injured on Wednesday morning as gunfire erupted among protesters.

Kenosha police confirmed the two fatalities on Wednesday morning but have yet to release further details. 

Reference: Independent: Eliza Ketcher 2 days ago: 27/08/2020