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Black Sacramento Teen Recovering After Being Shot in Face with Rubber Bullet

HeadlineJun 01, 2020

In Sacramento, California, a 19-year-old is in the hospital with a broken jaw after he was shot in the face with a rubber bullet while standing in place, peacefully protesting. Dayshawn McHolder had just graduated from high school days before he attended the protest. Elsewhere in California, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday night for all of Los Angeles County.

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