Protesters recount bloody attack by Homeland Security agents in Santa Ana
Los Angeles Times • • general
Key Points:
- A 21-year-old protester known as K was shot in the face with a less-lethal round by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent during a protest in Santa Ana, resulting in permanent blindness in his left eye and metal shrapnel lodged near his carotid artery.
- K was dragged into a federal building by DHS agents who allegedly taunted him instead of calling for medical help; he remains hospitalized with serious injuries including plastic and glass fragments in his skull and stomach lining.
- The protest occurred during a demonstration against the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minnesota, with another protester, Skye Jones, arrested and held for nearly three days without immediate charge disclosure.
- DHS officials claimed the protest involved
