A 21-year-old college student who said he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during an Orange County protest said he faces a drastically different life now.
Kaden Rummler said in an interview that he was in agonizing pain and underwent an extensive six-hour surgery to his left eye after he was injured at a Jan. 9 protest over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. Rummler said he has no depth perception and can no longer drive. Shards of metal and a nickel-sized piece of plastic remain lodged in his skull, his attorney said, and he is considering suing.
“It’s going to affect every aspect of my life,” said Rummler, who hopes to pursue a career in forestry…