"But Olson says he was nowhere near that individual. Tony Olson was not a threat. He was walking away on a sidewalk, DeSimone said. What's so upsetting, as a parent, is how do you explain to your (three) children that Dad is hurt because the police shot him? It's like the officers have these new toys in their hands that are 12-gauge shotguns. DeSimone said. This was an attack on the constitutional rights of peaceful citizens."
"A spokesperson for the Sheriff's Department declined to comment on the specific case, but said deputies responded to the protest to help with crowd control after Santa Ana police declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the protesters to leave. During this effort, individuals in the crowd threw water bottles, rocks, and fireworks mortars/explosives at law enforcement. OCSD deployed kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents in response to those specific threats, spokesperson Carrie Braun said."
Tony Olson, 41, was struck on the side of the head by a less-lethal projectile at a June 9 anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana, fracturing his skull and causing a traumatic brain injury. Olson filed a $50 million damage claim against Orange County and a separate unspecified claim against the city of Santa Ana. Olson and his attorney say he was walking away and posed no threat. Law enforcement officials say deputies aided crowd control after an unlawful assembly declaration and that individuals threw bottles, rocks and fireworks, prompting deployment of kinetic projectiles and chemical agents.
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