Oakland Update

Scott Olsen, a young veteran from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines who served two terms of duty in Iraq, was hit with an explosive tear-gas canister yesterday morning in the raid on Occupy Oakland. He has suffered a fractured skull and brain swelling.

From The Guardian‘s article on the event:

Olsen was taken to Highland hospital by protesters. Adele Carpenter, who knows Olsen through his involvement with anti-war groups, said she arrived at the hospital at 11pm on Tuesday night.

Carpenter said she was told by a doctor at the hospital that Olsen had a skull fracture and was in a “serious but stable” condition. She said he had been sedated and was unconscious.

“I’m just absolutely devastated that someone who did two tours of Iraq and came home safely is now lying in a US hospital because of the domestic police force,” Carpenter told the Guardian.

 

A video shows an explosive projectile launched into a group of people trying to help Olsen.

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