Jacob Blake, the black man shot many times in the back by Wisconsin police officers is paralyzed from the waist down, his father has said.
Jacob Blake, 29, was shot several times as he went to a car and opened its door in the city of Kenosha on Sunday.
The shooting sparked two nights of protests in the city, with buildings and cars set alight.
His father has now told a US newspaper that his son is paralysed – although doctors do not know if it is permanent.
Jacob Blake Snr told the Chicago Sun Times his son had “eight holes” in his body.
“What justified all those shots?” his father asked. “What justified doing that in front of my grandsons? What are we doing?”
Video footage of Mr Blake’s shooting, taken from across the street and shared on social media, shows the father-of-three leaning into the car and an officer grabbing his shirt, with seven shots heard.
Within hours of Mr Blake’s shooting, hundreds of people had marched on Kenosha’s police headquarters. Cars were later set alight, and police urged 24-hour businesses to consider closing because of “numerous” calls about armed robberies and shots being fired.
Mr Blake’s shooting comes as the US grapples with the treatment of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement, as well as wider questions about racism in society.