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Police departments across the country have come under fire for their handling of what were largely peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd's death, which were, in part, against police brutality. In some cases, officials are now investigating alleged officer misconduct.

Yet for one man who says he was permanently blinded in his left eye after rubber bullets were allegedly shot at him, the internal investigations are not enough.

"They're treating us like we're attacking the country, when they're really attacking us citizens, " Jax Feldmann, a 21-year-old Denver resident, told ABC News.

Feldmann said he was leaving his friends' house on May 30 and was walking to his car at around 9: 30 p. m. before he was allegedly shot. Earlier that day, the city had seen protests in the wake of Floyd's death. But by the time Feldmann had stepped out, he said the crowds had mostly dispersed. A curfew was in effect at 8 p. m. that evening. He walked what he said was about 30 or 40 feet before seeing "a truck full of cops" drive around the corner.

Feldmann said he did not see anyone peacefully protesting, let alone being violent. But when he arrived at the corner of Grant Street and Colfax Avenue, he was, as he describes, suddenly shot in the eye.