Man speaks out after losing sight in one eye during anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana

The Brief

  • A protester injured during a recent anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana is speaking out, saying he is now blind in one eye after being shot with a less than lethal round.
  • Doctors have reportedly reached out to DHS asking which exact munition agents used but have not heard back from them.
  • While Rummler said the protest was peaceful, DHS said protesters were confrontational and were throwing rocks, bottles, and fireworks at officers.

LOS ANGELES Speaking out for the first time on camera, Kaden Rummler tells us his doctors are worried after a less than lethal round went through one of his eyes last week at an anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana.

The 21-year-old says his doctors have told him he’ll never regain sight in his left eye, and that a fragment is so close to his carotid artery, it can’t be safely removed.

What they’re saying:

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