A 21-year-old protester in Santa Ana, California says he is permanently blind in his left eye after being shot in the face by a federal agent during an anti-ICE protest, according to multiple news reports. The injury has sparked conflict over federal crowd-control tactics and accountability just days after nationwide demonstrations over the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
The chaos broke out on January 9 outside a federal immigration building as hundreds marched and a smaller group remained into the evening. Video verified by news outlets shows law enforcement in riot gear and one federal agent firing a projectile at close range that struck Kaden Rummler in the face. He was later seen being dragged by an agent with his face covered in blood.
Rummler, a college student, was hospitalized and underwent six hours of surgery, doctors removing shards of plastic, glass and metal from his eye and skull, with one piece remaining near his carotid artery, family members said. His aunt also said he suffers skull fractures and has “a hole in his eyeball.”…