US EditionAustralian reporter hit by non-lethal round during live report from L.A. immigration protests
- Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was struck by police-fired non-lethal rounds while reporting live on escalating protests in Los Angeles on Sunday.
- The protests began Friday in response to President Trump's immigration raids and his federal deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to the city, bypassing Governor Newsom's objections.
- Tomasi was hit near downtown amid clashes as police and National Guard used tear gas, rubber bullets, and foam batons against thousands of demonstrators blocking freeways and setting cars on fire.
- Video footage showed an officer firing a less-lethal round at Tomasi, who cried out and clutched her leg, raising concerns about press safety and prompting Australian consular contact and calls for an urgent explanation from President Trump.
- The incident highlights growing tensions and aggressive law enforcement tactics toward media covering unrest in the U.S., with an investigation underway and broader international concern about journalists' safety.
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Journalist Injured Amidst U.S. Protests: Australia Urges Accountability
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9News Journalist Targeted by Nonlethal Weapon Amid L.A. Protests - Real News Now
Several members of the press have been harmed during their coverage of demonstrations in Los Angeles. Among them was a TV journalist, Lauren Tomasi from 9News Australia, who was targeted by a law enforcement officer’s nonlethal weapon while reporting live. The incident occurred on a Sunday afternoon as Ms. Tomasi was at a protest site delivering her report. Videos from that broadcast depict Ms. Tomasi situated to one side of an intersecting stre…
Did an LA Cop AIM When Shooting an Aussie Reporter?
Reporter, Lauren Tomasi of 9News Australia, a CNN affiliate, was conducting a live broadcast from the scene of a protest on Sunday afternoon when she was hit with a rubber bullet. In this short YouTube video, it appears that the police officer watches...
Los Angeles—An Australian journalist and a British photographer were injured this weekend while covering demonstrations in Los Angeles against immigration raids. Local police used crowd-control shells to disperse protesters, causing both communicators to be hit by rubber bullets. Lauren Tomasi, a U.S. correspondent for the Australian channel Nine News, was hit by a rubber bullet while reporting from outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in d…
The incident occurred when correspondent Lauren Tomasi, who was live with her microphone in hand, was shot by a police officer at close range.
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