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Jacob Blake had been trying to break up a fight and was entering his car when he was shot seven times in the back; he's currently in the ICU

Protests erupted in the U.S. state of Wisconsin following a police shooting of a reportedly unarmed Black man, forcing officials to impose a curfew in the city of Kenosha.

The man was hospitalized in a serious condition on Sunday evening after police shot him multiple times after which crowds gathered at the scene, local media reported.

The victim has been identified as Jacob Blake by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers in a tweet. "We stand against excessive use of force and immediate escalation when engaging with Black Wisconsinites," the governor wrote.

The shooting happened at around 5 p.m. local time in Kenosha as officers were responding to a "domestic incident". The victim was immediately taken to a hospital by the police, according to a statement issued by the Kenosha police department.

No further explanation was given by the police as to what led to the shooting. The shooting will be investigated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, police said.

A video circulating on social media and cited by the U.S. press showed the man walking towards a car followed by two officers and one of them shooting him as he opens the car door.

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