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Protester Injured By Tear Gas Canister In Kansas City Demonstrations Shares His Story

By Steve Kraske,

Published June 24, 2020 at 4:13 PM CDT

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People scatter amid a cloud of tear gas during demonstrations Saturday night at Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. — People run from a cloud of tear gas during a May 30 protest at Kansas City's Country Club Plaza.

Police responding to Kansas City protests over the killing of George Floyd broke multiple bones in Humberto Gonzalez's leg by firing a crowd-control device at him from point-blank range.

The former marine reservist and son of immigrants felt it was his civic duty to make his voice and presence heard during protests on the Country Club Plaza.

Humberto Gonzalez, Kansas City resident

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