WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Protests erupted in the US city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, following a police shooting there of a reportedly unarmed black man, prompting officials to impose a curfew.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Protests erupted in the US city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, following a police shooting there of a reportedly unarmed black man, prompting officials to impose a curfew.
Crowds gathered at the scene and threw bricks and Molotov cocktails at police, according to reports in social media. The shooting happened at around 5pm local time in Kenosha as officers were responding to a"domestic incident". The victim was immediately taken to a hospital by the police, according to a statement issued by the Kenosha police department.The Wisconsin Department of Justice said early on Monday that officers involved in the shooting had been placed on administrative leave.
A video circulating on social media and cited by the US press showed the man walking towards a car followed by two officers and one of them shooting him as he opens the car door.
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