A man protesting the brutal death of George Floyd has lost an eye after being struck by a police tear gas cannister.

His death has led to outrage and protests around the world.

Balin Brake, 21, was among demonstrators in the streets in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Saturday when he was hit in the face and said he immediately knew his eye was “done for”.

Mr Brake said he couldn’t see from his eye that had been hit as blood leaked out of it.

He said he’d been peacefully protesting and ‘regrets nothing’.

Mr Brake had surgery yesterday to have his eye removed and is due to have a prosthetic one fitted in the next few weeks following further surgery, reports said.

The protester said his injuries pale in comparison to what African Americans have endured for decades and believes you should stand up for what you believe in.

Police say there was no deliberate deployment of gas to anyone’s head.

But a spokeswoman confirmed a canister hit a protester in the eye while he was ‘bent over to pick up a canister to throw it back’ – a claim Mr Brake has denied on Twitter.