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Wisconsin AG Pushes Back On Criticism Of Investigation Into Jacob Blake Shooting

The attorney general, Josh Kaul, has faced backlash after his office released findings that critics say have been used to justify the police shooting. Paul said that was "absolutely not" true.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is continuing to investigate the police shooting of Jacob Blake days after he was shot seven times in front of his three sons by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis. He was left paralyzed from the waist down.

In response, a week of protests and violent unrest erupted acrossin connection with a Tuesday night shooting that killed two protesters in the city and injured a third.

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