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Protests after US police shot a black man seven times in the back
Police in riot gear stand outside the Kenosha County Court House

HUNDREDS of protesters took to the streets of Kenosha in the northern US state of Wisconsin on Sunday night after a police officer shot a black man seven times in the back as his three children looked on.

Jacob Blake, 29, is in serious condition in a Milwaukee hospital after the shooting, which occurred in a residential area of the town, which has a population of about 100,000, at about 5pm on Sunday.

Officers had attended the scene in response to a “domestic incident,” a statement from the Kenosha police department said.

Footage filmed and shared on social media shows Mr Blake beside a car, walking away from three police officers, two of whom follow him with their guns drawn, shouting after him. Three or four women are also seen yelling in the video.

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