$5,000 reward offered for tips on Kenosha summer arsons during unrest after Jacob Blake shooting


A man on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis. on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city.

Federal investigators have offered up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads them to subjects they’d like to interview about arsons during civil unrest in Kenosha in August.

The announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives comes with new photos the agency hopes the public may recognize.

These two men are wanted for questioning regarding a fire that destroyed the Kenosha Probation and Parole Building at 1212 60th Street on the evening of Aug. 24.

Federal investigators are seeking the public's help in identifying these two for questioning about an arson in Kenosha Aug. 24.

They also seek help identifying the man pictured below, as part of the investigation of another arson the same night, at B & L Furniture. 

Investigators are trying to identify this man, seen near an arson at B & L Furniture in Kenosha on Aug. 24.

More photos and videos can be seen on Twitter, @ATF_Chicago.

The two arsons were among several buildings, and dozens of vehicles, set on fire during protests Aug. 23 through Aug. 25 after Jacob Blake was shot in the back and paralyzed by a Kenosha police officer.

Anyone with information can call the Milwaukee Field Office of ATF at 1-888-ATF-FIRE, send email to ATFTips@atf.gov.

Working with ATF on the investigations are the Kenosha Police Department, the Kenosha Fire Department, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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