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Officer Rusten Sheskey "was found to have been acting within policy and will not be subjected to discipline," the Kenosha, Wis., police chief said, following a review of the shooting of Jacob Blake. Wisconsin Department of Justice via AP hide caption

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Police prepare for President Trump's visit on Sept. 1, 2020 to Kenosha, Wis. Claims have been filed against Kenosha city and county, arguing the police and sheriff's department were negligent in their handling of protests on Aug. 25 in which three men were shot. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. A judge ruled there is enough probable cause in his case to proceed to trial. Courtesy Antioch Police Department/AP hide caption

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A friend of Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of supplying the gun used in the Aug. 25 shooting of three men in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse is pictured here in court on Oct. 30. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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Jacob Blake answers questions during a hearing Friday, Sept. 4 in Kenosha, Wis. Blake, who appeared remotely, waived his right to a preliminary hearing — and then pleaded not guilty to three charges that were filed against him back in July. Kenosha County Court/AP hide caption

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference on Aug. 27, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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'We Aren't Giving Up': Wisconsin Governor Fights To Combat Police Violence

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Demonstrators march at a rally Saturday for Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. Officials lifted a nightly curfew on Wednesday, saying recent protests had been relatively peaceful. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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People march in support of Jacob Blake and his family to the Kenosha County Courthouse on August 29, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake was shot seven times in the back in front of his three children by a police officer in Kenosha. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Kenosha Mayor Does Not Want President Trump To Visit 'At This Point In Time'

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Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. The union representing police officers in Kenosha says Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times at close range and severely wounded by a police officer, was armed with a knife. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake, speaks at the March on Washington, on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Police officers stand guard inside of a fenced area that surrounds several government buildings in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Demonstrators revisit the site where a protester was killed in Kenosha, Wis. Earlier in the week, Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two protesters. He was charged on Thursday with six criminal counts, including first-degree intentional homicide. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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