Lawyer says officer thought Blake was trying to kidnap child

September 28, 2020 12:41 pm 2 Comments

Alvin Nelson holds a sign that reads "Black Lives Matter" outside the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., during Kyle Rittenhouse's second extradition hearing Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Rittenhouse, accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday fought his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and that he opened fire because Blake started turning toward the officer while holding a knife, the officer's lawyer contends.

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