US EditionStudent Loses Eye After Being Shot by Federal Agent at 'No Kings' Protest in LA: Attorney
Attorney V. James DeSimone said the freshman lost his right eye and plans a federal civil rights lawsuit.
- On March 28, University of Southern California freshman Tucker Collins was shot in the eye by a less-lethal projectile during a 'No Kings' protest in Los Angeles, requiring removal of his eye.
- The Department of Homeland Security described the demonstration as a riot during which more than 1,000 people surrounded the Roybal Federal Building and 'threw rocks, bottles, and cement blocks' at officers.
- Attorney James DeSimone alleges DHS agents engaged in a pattern of 'unnecessarily and indiscriminately assaulting' protesters; his firm represents at least 15 people injured since last June, including a 79-year-old car wash owner.
- An appeals court ruled last week that a preliminary injunction limiting munition use was 'overbroad,' remanding the case as the government argues its actions were 'reasonable, lawful, and justified' under federal law.
- The incident marks the latest in a series of allegations involving less-lethal munitions deployed during protests against Trump administration immigration enforcement policies over the past year across multiple states.
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18-year-old college student lost an eye for the injury he suffered from a federal agent shot at the March 28 No Kings demonstration in Los Angeles
Calif. college student loses eye after federal agent fires projectile during 'No Kings' rally, attorney says
A college student had to have his eyeball removed after being struck by a less-lethal projectile during a "No Kings" protest last month.Video provided to Scripps News by attorney V. James DeSimone showed 18-year-old Tucker Collins taking photographs during the demonstration in Los Angeles when he suddenly fell to the ground. Other videos and photos showed Collins with a bloodied eye, being tended to by bystanders. California college student lose…
18-year-old loses eye after being shot by federal agent at ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Los Angeles, attorney says
An 18-year-old college student said he was permanently blinded in one eye after he was shot by a federal agent with a less-lethal projectile at a No Kings rally in downtown Los Angeles. Tucker Coll…
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Las Vegas Review-JournalTeen who went to photograph LA ‘No Kings’ rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says
Tucker Collins, 18, was allegedly shot with a less-lethal projectile by a Homeland Security agent and had to have one of his eyes removed, according to his attorney.
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