US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Sat 17 Jan 2026 08.00 EST
Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.
Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest showed a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.
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"Rummler is 5ft 1in tall and weighs 102lbs, he said." absolutely disgusting and pathetic. thugs.