Shot in the head and face at L.A. 'No Kings' protest, two young men are now seeking justice
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Micah Moore, a film production assistant, recently underwent his second surgery to restore the hearing in his right ear after being shot in the head with a rubber bullet while attending the “No Kings” protest in downtown Los Angeles last June.“It really completely flipped huge parts of my life upside down,” the 25-year-old told The Times.“It’s been very disabling at work, with friends, with family — a lot of sleepless nights.” During a similar protest rally in March, Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old USC student, was blinded in one eye after being shot with a “less-lethal projectile” that struck him in the face.Both young men are now seeking justice for their injuries, with Moore filing a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department because he hasn’t identified the agency responsible for his injury.
Collins filed a federal claim last month against the U.S.Department of Homeland Security, a precursor to filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the agency.
The two men are among several who say they were innocent victims of excessive force used by federal and local authorities during the immigration raids and the protests that followed.Behind the demand for justice is attorney James DeSimone, who represents both Moore and Collins.
His law firm has also represented at least 15 people who say they were injured by federal or local agents during protests and raids since last June, including a guitar player whose finger was shattered and a 79-year-old car wash owner who was slammed to the ground and suffered a brain bleed.California USC freshman Tucker Collins attended a “No Kings” protest in L.A.
March 28 and was shot in the eye with a less-lethal projectile by a Homeland Security agent, his attorney says.The LAPD and Sheriff’s Department didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.A Homel...