"One moment I was recording, and the next thing I know, I can't see. I'm on the floor, screaming in agony. I remember I was trying to, I was trying to open my left eye, and it hurt like hell to do that, because when you open your left eye, you open up your right eye."
"We call upon our local officials -- the city of Los Angeles, the mayor of Los Angeles, the police chief -- to conduct a criminal investigation into the shot that took out Tucker Collins' eyes."
"DHS defended its actions, saying in part, 'Seven warnings were issued, before the deployment of crowd control measures were deployed.' Collins denies that, or at least says he never heard a warning or a dispersal order."
Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old USC freshman, is preparing to file a federal civil rights lawsuit after losing an eye when a DHS officer fired a projectile at him during a protest. Collins was documenting the event when he was struck, resulting in severe injuries. He recalls the moment vividly, expressing disbelief at the suddenness of the incident. His attorney is calling for a criminal investigation into the actions of the DHS officer, while the DHS claims warnings were issued before crowd control measures were enacted, which Collins disputes.
Read at ABC30 Fresno
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