Wisc. Justice Dept. places 3 officers in Jacob Blake shooting on leave

ByAudrey Conklin| Fox News

Authorities with the Wisconsin Justice Department has identified two more officers who were present during the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha on Sunday.

The state Justice Department said Kenosha Police were responding to a domestic violence call involving Blake, a Black man, on Sunday when Officer Rusten Sheskey, while attempting to arrest the 29-year-old, grabbed Blake's shirt and fired a service weapon seven times into his back.

In a Friday press release, the Department said that Kenosha police officers Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek were also present during the incident. All three officers have been placed on administrative leave.

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