Kewaunee and Kenosha are about 160-miles apart via highway. However, the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the unrest that followed is too close to home for Vanessa Guillen of Kewaunee.  She's been involved in recent Black Lives Matter efforts in her home town.  Guillen, who's Hispanic, says even though such incidents are happening elsewhere she hopes they point to the need for action everywhere.

Guillen believes some defunding of local police agencies is necessary to help communities with issues that law officers are not trained to handle.  She also says confusion needs to be cleared up about the definition of defunding.

Black Lives participants have petitioned the Kewaunee School District to condemn racism and to make changes to add more diverse perspectives in the curriculum. 

Since the initial report by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigations was released late Wednesday, the Badger State Sheriff's Association, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, the Wisconsin Sheriff's and Deputy Sheriff's Association, and the Wisconsin Police Executive Group have called for an end to the riots and for government leaders to refrain from making additional statements until the investigation is completed.

NOTE: A previous version of this story had noted Jacob Blake was unarmed. The Wisconsin Department of Justice released additional details about the incident Wednesday evening. Blake admitted to law enforcement that he had a knife and was shot as he opened the driver's side door. The report states that a knife was found underneath the floorboard of the driver's side of the vehicle. The investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice is ongoing.

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