Protests erupt for third night after black man shot by police left paralysed

Police clear a park during clashes with protesters outside the Kenosha County Courthouse (AP)

A black man shot multiple times by police in the US state of Wisconsin is paralysed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his family’s lawyer has said.

The shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday in Kenosha – apparently in the back, while three of his children looked on – was captured on mobile phone video and ignited new protests over racial injustice in several cities.