Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot by Kenosha, Wisconsin police officers last week and has been given a “50/50 chance he’ll walk away,” his cousin, Harman Poster, told The Daily Beast. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot by police several times at point-blank range as he tried to get into a van with his children on Sunday. His shooting has sparked two nights of protests in Kenosha, and cops deployed tear gas on protesters late Monday night. In the latest update on Blake’s condition, Poster said Blake was having surgery on Tuesday morning to see if they can “get some nerves to work.” “He is still unconscious, he hasn’t woken up yet but they’re saying it’s a 50/50 chance he’ll walk away,” he said. Blake’s father, Jacob Blake, told the Chicago Sun-Times there were “eight holes” in his son’s body, and it wasn’t yet known if he’ll be able to fully recover from his injuries.
