New Info: Jacob Blake Was In The Process Of Kidnapping A Child When He Was Shot By Kenosha Police

"Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey fired seven shots at Jacob Blake because he believed Blake was trying to kidnap a child in the backseat of a vehicle and was wielding a knife, Sheskey's attorney told CNN.

The cable news outlet's interview with attorney Brendan Matthews provided a closer explanation of Sheskey's decision-making in the Aug. 23 shooting that paralyzed Blake from the waist down, led to days of protests and destructive unrest in Kenosha and sparked a national outcry about police violence.

Matthews declined an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday.

Blake "held a knife in his hand and twisted his body toward" Sheskey immediately before Sheskey opened fire, according to the CNN report of Matthews' account.

And as Sheskey was arriving at the scene, he heard a woman say, "He's got my kid. He's got my keys," Matthews told CNN."

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