US EditionDemonstrator Injured After Federal Agent Fired Projectile From Close Range During California Protest
A 21-year-old protester lost vision in one eye after a Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a protest over federal immigration enforcement.
- A Department of Homeland Security agent in Santa Ana fired a nonlethal round at close range on Friday, Jan. 9, permanently blinding the 21-year-old protester 'K,' family said on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
- The protests were sparked by the shooting death of Renee Good, as hundreds gathered that Friday to oppose the Trump administration's flooding of US cities with immigration agents, with Dare to Struggle organizing an earlier rally.
- Medical reports show surgeons found shards of plastic, glass and metal around the injured 21-year-old protester’s eyes, including a metal piece lodged 7 mm from a carotid artery after six hours of surgery.
- DHS said two officers were injured and two protesters were arrested and charged with assault on a federal officer and disorderly conduct, while organizers planned a Tuesday news conference and launched a GoFundMe campaign.
- Video evidence from bystanders and OC Hawk raises questions as experts say firing nonlethal rounds at a face can amount to deadly force amid nationwide protests over federal agents, while Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agent acted in self-defense.
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Kaden Rummler has also suffered skull fractures after an agent fired a projectile at close range and dragged him down. More information: ICE agents open fire on two Venezuelans in the middle of protests over the murder of a woman
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Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest
A demonstrator was hit in the face with a projectile fired by a federal officer at close range during a protest in Southern California.
Protester permanently blinded after DHS agent fires nonlethal round at close range
A young protester in Santa Ana is permanently blind in one eye after being hit in the face at close range by a “nonlethal” round fired by a Department of Homeland Security agent last week amid nationwide protests against an immigration agent’s killing of US citizen Renee Good in Minneapolis.Accordin...
San Bernardino Sun
Protester blinded after getting shot by Homeland Security officer in Santa Ana, he says
A protester was permanently blinded in their left eye after a Department of Homeland Security officer fired a nonlethal round from close range during a confrontation on Friday night, Jan. 9, outside the federal building in Santa Ana, a social justice group said on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Local members of Dare to Struggle, which bills itself as an organization that fights injustice, gathered outside the Santa Ana City Jail to speak out against actions …
LA Protester Permanently Blinded After DHS Agent Unloads 'Nonlethal' Round Into His Face
An anti-ICE protester in Santa Ana was left blind in one eye and nearly died after a DHS agent fired a "nonlethal" round at his face at point-blank range. The victim said federal agents mocked him, saying, "You're going to lose your eye."
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