US Protest News | US Protester Allegedly Blinded After Fed Agent Fires Projectile At Face
US Protester Allegedly Blinded After Fed Agent Fires Projectile At Face A protester in Santa Ana., Calif. was left permanently blinded in one eye after being shot at close range with non-lethal ammunition by a Department of Homeland Security agent last week, according to his family. Jeri Rees told The Los Angeles Times that her nephew, 21, could have died in the incident, for which he underwent six hours of surgery. "For the next six weeks, he can’t sneeze or cough because it could do a lot of damage,” she told the outlet. While operating, doctors discovered plastic, glass and metal in his eyes and face. They also found metal 7 millimeters from his carotid artery, which they did not want to remove out of concern that to do so could be fatal, she said.
