KENOSHA, WI - AUGUST 24: Demonstrators retreat from tear gas in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Additional law enforcement were deployed to protect the courthouse. Civil unrest occurred after the shooting of Jacob Blake, 29, on August 23. Blake was shot multiple times in the back by Wisconsin police officers after attempting to enter into the drivers side of a vehicle. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Protests erupt across the country in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake

The police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., has triggered demonstrations nationwide this week.

Demonstrators retreat from tear gas in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse on Monday night. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

PORTLAND, OR - AUGUST 25: Portland police walk past the shattered glass of a bus stop while dispersing a crowd of about 150 people from Portland City Hall on August 25, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Crowds chanted in support of Kenosha Wisconsin on the 90th night of protests Tuesday, where demonstrations have continued for days following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Riot police are seen through shattered glass in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday. (Nathan Howard / Getty Images)

Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 2020 - Protesters raise their hands as LAPD officers converge on them from both sides in the Third St. underpass. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters raise their hands as LAPD officers converge on them from both sides in the Third Street underpass Aug. 26. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 2020 - Protesters nervously wait as LAPD officers converge on them from both sides in the Third St. underpass. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters nervously wait as LAPD officers converge on them from both sides in the Third Street underpass. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 26: A person holds their hands up while walking with other protestors in the third street tunnel following the shooting of Jacob Blake in downtown on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

A person holds their hands up while walking with other protestors in the Third Street tunnel. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 26: A person inside the OUE Skyspace building looks outside after people participating in a protest tagged the windows following the shooting of Jacob Blake in downtown on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

A person inside the OUE Skyspace building looks outside after people participating in a protest tagged the windows. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 2020 - Hundreds gather to demonstrate in favor of Senate Bill 107 that seeks to defund police departments. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Demonstrators in Los Angeles rally in favor of Senate Bill 107 that seeks to defund police departments. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 24: Demonstrators protest in the streets during second night of unrest on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rioting as well as clashes between police and protesters began Sunday night after a police officer shot Jacob Blake 7 times in the back in front of his three children. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Protesters in Kenosha, Wis., where Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by police. (Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: A demonstrator holds up a sign as she listens to speakers during a vigil for Jacob Blake on August 25, 2020 in New York City. The Wisconsin National Guard has been deployed to Kenosha after Blake was shot several times at close range in the back during an encounter with a police officer, which was caught on video. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

A vigil for Jacob Blake on Tuesday in New York. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

KENOSHA, WI - AUGUST 25: A demonstrator dressed as Spider-Man raises his fist in the air while protestors in the street, in front of law enforcement, on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. As the city declared a state of emergency curfew, a third night of civil unrest occurred after the shooting of Jacob Blake, 29, on August 23. Video shot of the incident appears to show Blake shot multiple times in the back by Wisconsin police officers while attempting to enter the drivers side of a vehicle. The 29-year-old Blake was undergoing surgery for a severed spinal cord, shattered vertebrae and severe damage to organs, according to the family attorneys in published accounts. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

A demonstrator dressed as Spider-Man joins others in Kenosha, Wis. (Brandon Bell /Getty Images)

A flag flies over a department of corrections building ablaze during protests, late Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis., sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer a day earlier. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

A flag flies near a department of corrections building ablaze in Kenosha. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)

An explosive device detonates as a protester pushes back on an armored vehicle clearing the park of demonstrators during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continue following the police shooting of Jacob Blake two days earlier. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

An explosive device detonates during a clash between police and protesters outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

PORTLAND, OR - AUGUST 25: The shattered front window of Portland City Hall is seen here after protesters vandalized the buildings lobby on August 25, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Crowds chanted in support of Kenosha Wisconsin on the 90th night of protests Tuesday, where demonstrations have continued for days following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Portland, Ore., City Hall’s shattered window. (Nathan Howard / Getty Images)

Charred vehicles sit in a lot following a night of unrest, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Anger over the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Charred vehicles sit in a lot following a night of protest and vandalism in Kenosha, Wis. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 25: An aerial view shot with a drone shows a department of corrections building reduced to rubble by fire following another night of unrest on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rioting as well as clashes between police and protesters began Sunday night after a police officer shot Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, seven times in the back in front of his three children. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A drone image of the charred remains of a department of corrections building in Kenosha. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Volunteers clean up a department of corrections building Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. The building was burned during protests sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Volunteers help clean up at a department of corrections building that was destroyed in Kenosha. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, USA - AUGUST 25: Protestors help a man during a third night of protests on August 25, 2020 over the shooting of a black man Jacob Blake by police officer in Wisconsin, United States. Wisconsin expands Natâl Guard presence amid unrest. Governor declares state of emergency as civil unrest in Kenosha continues after Black man was shot several times at close range in the back during an encounter with a police officer on Sunday. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Protesters help a man Tuesday in Kenosha. (Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency )

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 25: As tear gas fills the air, police try to push back demonstrators near the Kenosha County Courthouse during a third night of unrest on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rioting as well as clashes between police and protesters began Sunday night after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back in front of his three children. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Riot police officers advance amid clouds of tear gas in Kenosha. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Protesters observe a moment of silence while marching Wednesday night, Aug. 26, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis., near the scene of a fatal shooting Tuesday night. A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death Tuesday during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Protesters observe a moment of silence while marching Wednesday night near the scene of Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

Protesters gather at the site of a Tuesday night shooting on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Kenosha, Wis. A white, 17-year-old was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Protesters gather near the shooting scene on Wednesday night in Kenosha. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)

A person in a car raises her fist in solidarity with a march protesting the Sunday police shooting of Jacob Blake, in Kenosha, Wis., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Protesters in cars in Kenosha. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

People gather Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 to protest in Kenosha, Wis. Anger over the Sunday shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police spilled into the streets for a third night. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

A protest march Tuesday in Kenosha. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)

A protester launches a projectile toward police during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continue following the police shooting of Jacob Blake two days earlier. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A protester launches a projectile toward police during a confrontation outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

A protester moves away from a smoke canister Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wis. Anger over the Sunday shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police spilled into the streets for a third night. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

A protester moves away from a smoke canister Tuesday in Kenosha. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)

KENOSHA, WI - AUGUST 25: Law enforcement hold a line on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. As the city declared a state of emergency curfew, a third night of civil unrest occurred after the shooting of Jacob Blake, 29, on August 23. Video shot of the incident appears to show Blake shot multiple times in the back by Wisconsin police officers while attempting to enter the drivers side of a vehicle. The 29-year-old Blake was undergoing surgery for a severed spinal cord, shattered vertebrae and severe damage to organs, according to the family attorneys in published accounts. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

A line of riot police officers on Tuesday in Kenosha. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Police stand near a department of corrections building that was on fire during protests, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis., sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer a day earlier. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Police stand guard near a burning department of corrections building in Kenosha on Monday night. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)

A protester takes cover during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continue following the police shooting of Jacob Blake two days earlier. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A protester takes cover during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

A protester lays injured during clashes with police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continue following the police shooting of Jacob Blake two days earlier. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A protester lies injured during clashes with police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 26: The words 'Black Lives Matter' are displayed on the digital screen after the postponement of the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on August 26, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Several sporting leagues across the nation today are postponing their schedules as players protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin police. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

The words “Black lives matter” appear on the message board at Oracle Park in San Francisco, where the scheduled Dodgers-Giants game was canceled after players chose not to play in protest of the police shooting in Kenosha, Wis. (Lachlan Cunningham / Getty Images)

An empty court and bench are shown with no signage following the scheduled start time in Game 5.

An empty court in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where the Milwaukee Bucks-Orlando Magic playoff game was canceled. After Bucks players chose not to play in protest, all three scheduled NBA games Wednesday were called off. (Kevin C. Cox / Pool photo )

Inter Miami players wearing Black Lives Matter shirts gather on the field before an MLS soccer match against Atlanta United was called off, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Major League Soccer players boycotted five games Wednesday night in a collective statement against racial injustice. The players' action comes after all three NBA playoff games were called off in a protest over the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Inter Miami players wearing Black Lives Matter shirts gather on the field before their MLS soccer match against Atlanta United was called off in an act of protest on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Jim Rassol / Associated Press )