Article 5CV18 Jacob Blake feared becoming ‘the next George Floyd’ when officer shot him

Jacob Blake feared becoming ‘the next George Floyd’ when officer shot him

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Victoria Bekiempis in New York
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Blake, who was shot in the back seven times by Wisconsin police officer, says in interview: I was counting down my breaths'

Jacob Blake feared becoming the next George Floyd" when a Wisconsin police officer shot him in the back seven times in the city of Kenosha, he said in a national TV interview.

Blake's comments came as prosecutors asked a judge to order a white teen charged with killing two men at the resulting protests over Blake's shooting to stay away from bars and white supremacist groups.

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