NEWTOWN TWP., Pa. - Police are investigating after suspicious letters were mailed to two businesses in Newtown Township.The letters were delivered on Saturday, Aug.

8 and Thursday, Aug. 13.According to police, in both incidents the letters were seeking the donation of funds to a cause listed on the letter and threatened harm to the establishment for failure to comply.Police are asking any Newtown or Wrightstown businesses receiving a similar type of correspondence to immediately report the incident to the Newtown Police Department.

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Police in Camden seek missing 11-year-old girl

Khaliyah Keith CAMDEN, N.J. - Police in Camden are seeking information regarding a missing 11-year-old girl.Officials say 11-year-old Khaliyah Keith was reported missing from her home on the 700 block of Everett Street.Khaliyah is 5’3” and weighs about 134 pounds.

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Police seek suspect after a man is shot and killed in North Philadelphia

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Police in North Philadelphia are seeking a suspect or suspects after a man was found shot and killed.According to officials, an unidentified man was driven to Temple University Hospital Tuesday afternoon, just before 1:30, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.

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Investigation underway after fires damage 6 cars in Mount Laurel driveway

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - Police in Mount Laurel, New Jersey are investing multiple car fires that broke out early Tuesday morning.Authorities say the fires began just before 3:30 a.m.

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Suspect in social distancing attack at Florida Publix turns himself in, police say

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A man accused of punching an elderly shopper after a coronavirus social distancing confrontation at a Florida Publix has turned himself in to authorities, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department.Officers distributed video Monday of a man wanted in connection with the attack and the woman he was with at the store on South Atlantic Avenue.The 75-year-old victim, who recently had a heart stint placed, said he was in the checkout line Sunday afternoon when a woman got closer to him than the suggested social distancing markings, so he asked her to take a few steps back and she did, according to the report.There was no further conversation between the victim and the woman.

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Falls Twp. police seek information on motorcycle driver they say was driving recklessly

FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A Falls Township police officer was seriously injured while in pursuit of a motorcycle driver who, police say, was driving recklessly. A reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of the driver.Officials say officers in Falls Township were pursuing the driver of the motorcycle Saturday, about 9:30 in the evening.

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Vice President of Navajo Nation, which was hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic, to speak at RNC

Myron Lizer PHOENIX - On August 25, the Vice President of a Native American tribe that has been hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is set to speak at the Republican National Convention.According to the Navajo Nation website, Lizer has been serving as the Native American nation's vice president since 2019. Prior to his time as the tribe's vice president, Lizer had retail management experience with a number of big corporations.2020 has been a challenging year for many, and that is also true for the Navajo Nation, as they battle COVID-19.According to an interactive report by The New York Times, a man returning from a basketball tournament in Tucson, Ariz.

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Man and woman turn themselves in after elderly man is assaulted at Florida grocery store, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A man and woman involved in an incident at a Publix in Central Florida where an elderly man was attacked after asking a woman to practice social distancing have turned themselves in, police reported on Tuesday. A 75-year-old man who recently underwent surgery for placement of a heart stent was attacked by another man outside a Daytona Beach Shores Publix, authorities said.The victim told investigators it began inside the store when he interacted with a woman while in line at a register. Because of his recent surgery, the victim said he was concerned about social distancing and asked the woman to abide by health guidelines as she stood within a safe space as marked on the floor.According to a police report, when the victim

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Jacob Blake’s father says son paralyzed from waist down after Kenosha police shooting

In a new interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, the father of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man shot in the back seven times by police, says his son is paralyzed from the waist down.The father, also named Jacob Blake, told the publication that there are now “eight holes” in his son’s body. The Sun-Times indicates that there were eight shots, but the majority of news outlets, including Global News, are reporting seven, based on the eyewitness video.As for the reported paralysis, doctors aren’t sure if the injury is permanent, according to Blake’s father.

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Coronavirus lockdown sparks revival of family businesses as owners employ relatives

Lockdown has sparked a revival of the traditional family business as an increasing number of owners employ relatives, according to a study.

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State police are searching for 2 alligators stolen from enclosure at western Pa. pet store

INDIANA, Pa. - State police are searching for a pair of alligators stolen earlier this month from a pet store in western Pennsylvania.Police in Indiana County say the alligators -- a 6-foot-long female and a 4-foot-long male -- were taken from an outdoor enclosure at Pearce's Pet Place in White Township.The owner reported that the theft occurred between 10 p.m. Aug.

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Coronavirus Scotland: Test sites 'full' as Ayrshire residents are sent to Northern Ireland

Ayrshire Live tested the system by attempting to book a test from a South Ayrshire postcode, to which we were told our nearest centre was in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, over 125 miles away and a mere four-and-a-half hour trek, each way. Nicola Sturgeon said 'technical issues' with the online booking system were being resolved.The First Minister said three new mobile testing units would be deployed this week, with the first operational in Glasgow later on Tuesday, and she added the number of tests that can be carried out at regional testing centres will also be increased.Ms Sturgeon said: "We have always known that there will be fluctuations in demand for testing.

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Florida police officer’s wife dies after getting locked in hot SUV

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – A Florida police officer's wife died after becoming trapped in the back of his patrol vehicle for several hours during a hot afternoon, police said Monday.Investigators are treating the death of Clara Paulino, 56, as an accident, the Miami Herald reported.Aristides Paulino, 58, who works for the city of Miami, was asleep in the couple's Miami Shores home Friday afternoon after finishing a midnight shift, the Herald reported.

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Woman sold former Cocoa councilman’s wedding ring after his murder, police say

COCOA, Fla. – The second person arrested in connection with the death of former Cocoa City Councilman James Wallen pawned the victim’s wedding ring with a custom inscription, according to the arrest report.Wallen’s wife returned home on Aug. 21 to their home on Manor Drive to find him covered in blood in the garage, according to the report.

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Camden County officials investigate fatal shooting of 27-year-old man

CAMDEN, N.J. - A 27-year-old man is dead after he was shot multiple times in Camden.Authorities say police responded to the 1600 block of Kolo Street around 11 p.m. Monday on the report of a shooting.Police arrived to find 27-year-old Michael Twiggs, of Camden, lying on the ground.

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Investigation underway after fires damage 5 cars in Mount Laurel driveway

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - Police in Mount Laurel, New Jersey are investing multiple car fires that broke out early Tuesday morning.Authorities say the fires began just before 3:30 a.m.

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Rap at auction: Biggie's crown and Tupac Shakur letters

NEW YORK – Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.Bidders will be able to vie for the crown worn and signed by the Notorious B.I.G.

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'Justice will be served:' AG won't say whether Jacob Blake was armed during police-involved shooting

KENOSHA, Wis. - Nearly 24 hours after Jacob Blake was shot by Kenosha police seven times, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul promised a swift investigation with integrity during a news conference Monday afternoon, Aug. 24.

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Police release photos of suspects sought in double shooting that killed 40-year-old woman

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police have released photos of two suspects in the shooting death of a woman.The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

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Investigation underway after multiple overnight car fires in Mount Laurel

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - Police in Mount Laurel, New Jersey are investing multiple car fires that broke out early Tuesday morning.Authorities say the fires began just before 3:30 a.m.

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Cab driver fatally stabbed during possible attempted robbery in Juniata, police say

JUNIATA - Philadelphia police are investigating a stabbing say left a cab driver dead in the Juniata section of the city early Tuesday morning.The incident occurred just after midnight on the 400 block of I Street.According to police, paramedics were responding to a report of an accident when they found a car that had struck a parked vehicle.They then located a man lying face down in the street nearby, bleeding heavily from a laceration to his neck.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.AdvertisementPolice say the car was an unmarked, but registered cab. Inside the cab they found a large amount of blood, as well as money.

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Sheridan Smith says she has 'a second chance at life' as she opens up on mental health battle in new documentary

TV and theatre actress gave birth to her first child, a baby boy named Billy, back in May in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. And during that time Sheridan, 39, and fiancé Jamie Horn let cameras into their lives to follow their journey to parenthood as well Sheridan opening up on her mental health struggles, past and present.

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Mexico to sanction 420 businesses for unfairly raising prices during coronavirus pandemic

Mexican authorities said Monday they have started price-gouging investigations to sanction 420 businesses, including stores and funeral homes, for unfairly raising prices during the coronavirus pandemic.The consumer protection office said hundreds of grocery stores and retailers allegedly failed to respect posted prices or changed them, or charged too much for items including basic food stuffs as well as goods that are in high demand because of the pandemic, including rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer and face masks.Punishments for “unjustified price increases” can include fines and other administrative measures. Those to be sanctioned also include 63 funeral homes, many of which apparently did not respect prior contracts.

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Elderly man assaulted after asking woman to socially distance at Florida grocery store, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A 75-year-old man who recently underwent surgery for placement of a heart stent was attacked by another man outside a Daytona Beach Shores Publix, authorities said.The victim told investigators it began inside the store when he interacted with a woman while in line at a register. Because of his recent surgery, the victim said he was concerned about social distancing and asked the woman to abide by health guidelines as she stood within a safe space as marked on the floor.According to a police report, when the victim was outside at his car, he was approached by a man who shouted, "You [expletive] gator redneck how dare you!" claiming the victim was holding up the cashout line. The victim said the man punched him in his

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Group gathers to protest after Oaklyn business owner puts up "All Lives Matter" banner

OAKLYN, N.J. - People in support of the Black Lives Matter movement gather every Monday protesting a large "All Lives Matter" banner outside of Lakeview Custom Coach in Oaklyn, New Jersey."If you know it’s harming the community that you say you serve and you have this many people showing up for six weeks straight — clearly your bullying," organizer Allison Bolomey said.Owner Peter Corelli says he purchased the banner in 2016."I consider everybody in this country Black, white, yellow, all the same," Corelli said. "When this looting and burning down cities, destroying police officers equipment, I just got to the point I said I can’t do it anymore. I’ve got to make a statement."___AdvertisementFor the latest local news, sports and weather,

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Orange County School District reminds parents to not send kids to school if they are sick

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County School District is reminding parents to not send their kids to school if they are sick.The district said if anyone in the student’s household is sick the student should stay home.School officials said if someone in a household has gotten a coronavirus test and the results are still pending the student should not go to school.OCPS parents, in order to keep everyone safe and healthy in our schools and facilities it is extremely important that we...OCPS said if a parent or student has known exposure to someone with COVID-19 the student should not go to school.The district added parents should consider getting a COVID-19 test for the student if they were around someone who tested positive.School officials

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Limiting Workplace Violence Associated with COVID-19 Prevention Policies in Retail and Services Businesses

masks to be worn by employees and customers, asking customers to follow social distancing rules, and setting limits on the number of customers allowed in a business facility at one time.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may update this page periodically. Please check the CDC COVID-19 website regularly for updated guidance.Please check the CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for general business guidance on preventing COVID-19.

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Police: Suspect ID’d, charges deferred in Philadelphia church assault

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez says a woman is recovering after she was punched while leaving the altar during a livestreamed mass at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on Sunday.Archbishop Perez reports that the assault was carried out by a member of the church congregation during the 11 a.m. service.

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Coronavirus outbreak at chicken processing plant in Norfolk as staff test positive

Seven workers at a chicken processing plant have tested positive for coronavirus, while five more are isolating as they await test results.

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Teens used Taser stolen from unmarked vehicle to commit armed robbery, police say

ST. CLOUD, Fla. – A group of teens high on LSD went on a crime spree that involved them stealing a Taser from an unmarked police vehicle and using it to commit an armed robbery during which they deployed it and hit the victim on his face, according to the St.

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‘Smooth’ first day for Marion County students returning to campus

Parents and teachers say the first day of school went pretty smoothly in Marion County, the biggest complaint from parents at Harbourview Elementary was about the long dismissal process. Students riding the bus were dismissed in small groups, while those picked up by their parents were dismissed one at a time.“I was just happy to be back and to have my friends and talk to them,” said 5th grade student Noah Kaylor.Kaylor said instead of hugs, he gave air shakes to his friends.News 6 peeked inside a few classrooms at Harbourview Elementary School and saw that students were either wearing a mask or face shield.

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COVID-19 fines issued to Surrey businesses, Canucks fans on Scott Road given tickets as ‘warning’

COVID-19 crisis.Mounties also issued tickets to Vancouver Canucks fans who gathered at Scott Road in Surrey to celebrate the team’s first playoff series win since 2011, police said Monday.On Sunday, the RCMP issued $2,300 in fines to one restaurant, two event/banquet spaces, and one after-hours club, all of which had been previously warned.Officers were also on hand at Scott Road and 72 Avenue on Friday night as hockey fans celebrated the Canucks’ series-clinching Game 6 win over the St. Louis Blues.

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Police shooting of Black man in Wisconsin sparks protests

Protests erupted in the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday evening following a police shooting of a Black man earlier in the day. The man was taken to hospital in Milwaukee in serious condition after he was shot in the back by officers.

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Numbers on PUP falls by 2,000 in the past week

230,400 people are now receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment - a drop of 2,000 over the last seven days, according to the latest figures from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

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Flagler suspends new applications for small business coronavirus relief grants

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County won’t be accepting new applications for its small business CARES Act grants, for now.The county was offering Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, grants to small businesses impacted by COVID-19. There was $2.4 billion in funds to be divided up between applicants.After receiving nearly 1,000 applications the county closed the portal and it’s unclear when it will open again.“We don’t want to give out false hope,” Tourism Director Amy Lukasik.

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WATCH: California wildfires burn more than 1% of Golden State, 25 times more acres than last year

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Since the wildfires began raging in California last weekend, Cal Fire crews said they have battled more than 625 new wildfires, which have now burned over 1.4 million acres throughout the state.To put that into perspective, that's just about 1% of California's landmass, which equals about one million football fields or 1,875 square miles.More than 1,000 structures have been either destroyed or damaged and 30,500 structures remained threatened. To date, seven people have died. UPLOAD YOUR PICTURES TO THE KTVU WEATHER APPThe largest complex of fires are raging in Northern California, from the LNU fires in the North Bay, to the SCU fires across the East and South bays, and the CZU fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz

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WATCH: Governor to speak as California wildfires burn more than 1% of entire Golden State

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Since the wildfires began raging in California last weekend, Cal Fire crews said they have battled more than 625 new wildfires, which have now burned over 1.2 million acres throughout the state.To put that into perspective, that's just about 1% of California's landmass, which equals about one million football fields or 1,875 square miles.More than 1,000 structures have been either destroyed or damaged and 30,500 structures remained threatened. To date, seven people have died. UPLOAD YOUR PICTURES TO THE KTVU WEATHER APPThe largest complex of fires are raging in Northern California, from the LNU fires in the North Bay, to the SCU fires across the East and South bays, and the CZU fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz

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Florida man punches elderly victim for ‘holding up the line’ after social distancing confrontation at Publix, police say

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – Police are searching for a person they say attacked an elderly man Monday in the parking lot of a Publix in Daytona Beach Shores.Officers responded to the grocery store at 3044 South Atlantic Ave. after the victim filed a report at the police department.The man says he was shopping at Publix and waiting in line at the register when a woman he did not know got in line behind him.

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Man shot while walking on South DeLeon Avenue in Titusville, police say

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Authorities are working to learn who shot a pedestrian while he was walking near an intersection in Titusville, according to police.Officers with the Titusville Police Department said they were flagged down by a southbound driver Monday morning on South DeLeon Avenue while the driver was trying to transport the shooting victim to a nearby hospital.Police said early into the investigation that it appears the man was walking north on South DeLeon Avenue near the intersection of Gilbert Street when he was hit by at least two bullets.

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Officer nearly wrecks after Florida man throws coffee at patrol car, police say

PALM BAY, Fla. – A Florida man was taken into custody after he hurled a cup of coffee at an officer’s patrol vehicle, causing the officer to nearly hit a traffic sign, according to the Palm Bay Police Department.The officer was driving east on Palm Bay Road shortly before 1 a.m.

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NY Attorney General investigating if Trump inflated assets

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House on Aug. 13, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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Black man shot multiple times after turning his back to police in Kenosha, Wisc.

A 29-year-old Black man is in serious condition after police shot him in the back multiple times on Sunday, in an incident captured on video in Kenosha, Wisc.Jacob Blake was rushed to a hospital in Milwaukee for surgery after the incident, which happened in front of a crowd of onlookers who recorded video of the shooting on Sunday around 5 p.m. Rayshard Brooks death — Could the police shooting in Atlanta have been prevented? A 20-second video shows Blake walking away from three police officers and attempting to get into his SUV.

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Police: Delaware County man called 911 after fatally stabbing his wife, mother

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police in Delaware County say they have charged a man in the stabbing deaths of his wife and mother Sunday.Officers were dispatched to a home on the unit block of Rockwood Road Sunday after a man called 911 claiming to have killed his wife and mother.When police arrived at the home, they knocked on the door and were met by the homeowner, Iqbal Singh.

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Protests erupt after Kenosha police shoot Black man Sunday evening

KENOSHA, Wis. - Protesters set cars on fire, smashed windows and clashed with officers in riot gear after Kenosha police shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, while responding to a call about a domestic dispute.Democratic Gov. Tony Evers condemned the shooting Sunday of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was hospitalized in serious condition.

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Possible coronavirus exposure at 3 Swift Current, Sask., businesses: SHA

coronavirus exposure at three Swift Current businesses.The SHA said it involves an individual who has tested positive for the coronavirus who may have been infectious at the time they visited the businesses. Coronavirus exposed at 2 businesses in Prince Albert Two of the possible exposures happened on Aug.

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Video shows police in Wisconsin shooting Black man from behind

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Two workers test positive for Covid-19 at ABP Food Group plant in Clones

The ABP Food Group has said all staff members at its meat processing facility in Clones in Co Monaghan are undergoing Covid-19 testing, after two positive cases of the virus were confirmed.

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70-year-old man found dead; wildfires rage through Northern California

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - Three massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape Sunday as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system packing high winds and more of the lightning that sparked the huge blazes and scores of other fires around the state, putting nearly a quarter-million people under evacuation orders and warnings.At the CZU Lightning Complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of San Francisco, authorities announced the discovery of the body of a 70-year-old man in a remote area called Last Chance.

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Protesters set fires, vandalize buildings after Kenosha police shoot man

KENOSHA, Wis. - Officers deployed tear gas early Monday to disperse hundreds of people who took to the streets following a police shooting in Kenosha that also drew a harsh rebuke from the governor after a video posted on social media appeared to show officers shoot at a Black man’s back seven times as he leaned into a vehicle.A person was hospitalized in serious condition following a shooting by officers about 5 p.m. Sunday as officers were responding to a “domestic incident,” the Kenosha Police Department said in a news release.

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