"A recently surfaced video shows a Chicago-area minister being shot in the head with a projectile while he protests outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, drawing yet more condemnation of President Donald Trump's violent federal raids of communities across the U.S. David Black, a Presbyterian pastor, was praying amid a protest last month in Broadview, a Chicago neighborhood."
"The short video shows one agent shooting a projectile at Black's head, seemingly without warning. The pepper ball - a chemical agent that causes effects similar to pepper spray on impact - hits with a puff of smoke. Black collapses to his knees, coughing and holding the spot where he was hit. Other protesters rushed to help him, and agents apparently kept on firing, according to Religion News Service."
David Black, a Presbyterian pastor, was struck in the head by a projectile while praying at a protest outside an ICE processing facility in Broadview. The projectile was a pepper ball that hit with a puff of smoke, causing coughing and respiratory issues; Black collapsed to his knees and held the spot where he was hit. Agents on the roof were masked and armed and reportedly continued firing as other protesters rushed to help. Black said he invited the agents to repentance and later said he could hear them laughing. Black is listed as a plaintiff alongside journalists and other faith leaders in a lawsuit filed this week.
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