An 18-year-old college student who attended a recent “No Kings” protest in downtown Los Angeles lost his right eye after being struck in the face by a less-lethal projectile allegedly fired by a Department of Homeland Security agent, his attorney told the Los Angeles Times.
Tucker Collins, a freshman at the University of Southern California, attended the March 28 gathering to photograph the event and was struck in the eye by a projectile that appeared to contain chemical irritants, his attorney, V. James DeSimone, told the Times.
“We’ve unfortunately seen in other instances where law enforcement has targeted the press with violence,” DeSimone told The Times. “Instead of targeting people who were throwing things into the crowd, they were targeting someone who was documenting and taking photos of the crowd.”
The DHS did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment on the incident.
Doctors removed Collins’ right eye as a result of his injuries, per DeSimone. The teen reportedly did not feel well enough to be interviewed.
