Protestor lost an eye and left with unremovable shrapnel seven millimeters from his carotid artery after fascist paramilitary fired a “less-lethal” round at his face. (Santa Ana, CA - 1/13/26).
The cruelty did not end with the trigger pull. Jeri Rees is the victim’s aunt. She recounts a scene of unnecessary brutality. She says agents did not rush to save the young trans man bleeding out on their doorstep. Instead they dragged him by the hood of his jacket. The collar choked him as he gasped for air. K told his family that while he lay there terrified and unable to see agents pressed his face into the pavement and into his own blood. He remembers begging for an ambulance. He remembers the response even more clearly. “You’re going to lose your eye” an agent sneered. It was not a medical assessment. It was a taunt.
Eyes on ICE substack:
https://eyesonice.substack.com/p/7mm-from-death-shards-of-glass-and
Video source:
https://reddit.com/comments/1qcfrqd
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