Two men from Missouri have been arrested and charged after law enforcement received a tip that the pair were traveling to Kenosha, Wisconsin, with assault-style weapons, the Justice Department announced.
The arrests come as civil unrest and violence flooded Kenosha after law enforcement shot Jacob Blake seven times after Blake resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him. The shooting turned Kenosha the latest center of attention for police brutality and reform. During the demonstrations, two people were fatally shot and a third wounded by an alleged 17-year-old boy. His lawyers say he was acting in self-defense.
