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Iraq veteran hit with police projectile during Occupy Oakland demonstration By Scott Johnson, Matt Krupnick and Thomas Peele Oakland Tribune Posted: 10/26/2011 03:44:42 PM PDT Updated: 10/26/2011 03:57:11 PM PDT OAKLAND -- A 24-year old Marine Corps corporal and Iraqi war veteran is in critical condition at Highland Hospital on Wednesday night with head wounds and brain swelling after police shot him in the head with a projectile during protests in downtown Oakland late Tuesday night. Scott Thomas Olsen, of Wisconsin, was admitted to Highland early Wednesday morning after he was hit on the head above his right eye during clashes with police. Fellow protesters brought him in after he failed to respond to basic questions. Doctors at the hospital soon found that Olsen was suffering from brain swelling and placed him under immediate supervision. "He survived two tours in Iraq," said Adele Carpenter, a friend of Olsen's and a member of the Civilian Soldier Alliance, "This struggle has high stakes, I really respect the fact that Scott was standing up for what he believes in. He's really passionate about social justice causes." Occupy Oakland were holding a vigil for Olsen in downtown Oakland. -- Sandwichman
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