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District Attorney Michael Graveley announced in January that Rusten Sheskey would face no criminal charges in the Aug. 23 incident that left Blake paralyzed from the waist down.
On Tuesday, Chief Daniel Miskinis issued a press release on Twitter stating that Sheskey has also been cleared of breaking any internal policies, and has been back on duty after months of administrative leave since March 31. Although this incident has been reviewed on multiple levels, I know that some will not be pleased with the outcome, Miskinis wrote. However, given the facts, the only lawful and appropriate decision was made.
The news came the same day that a suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter resigned the day after she fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Her boss, Brooklyn Center, Minn., Police Chief Tim Gannon, who had told reporters that Potter thought she was firing her Taser, not her gun, and referred to the shooting as an accident, also resigned Tuesday.
The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back in August, touching off days of violent protest in the city, has returned to regular duty and won t face any administrative discipline.
On Tuesday, Chief Daniel Miskinis issued a press release on Twitter stating that Sheskey has also been cleared of breaking any internal policies, and has been back on duty after months of administrative leave since March 31. Although this incident has been reviewed on multiple levels, I know that some will not be pleased with the outcome, Miskinis wrote. However, given the facts, the only lawful and appropriate decision was made.
Daunte Wright shooting: State police orders Brooklyn Center crowd to disperse; protesters nationwide call for justice Elinor Aspegren and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
Daunte Wright shooting protests continue despite curfew in Minneapolis
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Police and protesters faced off again in Brooklyn Center after nightfall, with hundreds of protesters gathered in the city s heavily guarded police headquarters, now ringed by concrete barriers and a tall metal fence, and where police in riot gear and National Guard soldiers stood watch. “Murderapolis” was scrawled with black spray paint on a concrete barrier.
“Whose street? Our street!” the crowd chanted under a light snowfall.