Australian journalist shot with rubber bullets in Los Angeles
9News Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was shot with a rubber bullet while reporting from a protest in Los Angeles.
According to her media outlet, the Australian journalist was shot with a rubber bullet by a police officer while covering the protests in Los Angeles over the weekend.
Lauren Tomasi, the US National Correspondent for Australia’s 9News, was shot in the leg with a rubber bullet while reporting on the immigrant raid in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8th, and subsequent protests, the network reported. Video shot by 9News shows a nearby armed police officer striking the back of his left foot with a tomasi for a weapon before firing. Tomashi can hear the camera screaming in pain as he pans.
9News reported that Tomasi was in pain but otherwise unharmed from the incident.
About an hour ago, Tomasi was caught up in a group of protesters covering the attack. Tomasi makes a live shot, and protesters start screaming at her, and she can explode Flashbang’s hand rena bullets as Tomasi makes a live shot before grabbing the camera she is talking to.
What’s going on in Los Angeles?
Thousands of people gathered in Los Angeles on Friday, June 6th to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement project. Small protests in the city have tackled massive demonstrations and devastating clashes between officers and protesters. Local police and hundreds of National Guard members were deployed to the city over the weekend.
Authorities declared several demonstrations as “illegal rally” on Sunday, beginning to fire flash vans and tear gas hand-rena bullets at large groups of protesters. California’s 101 highways have been blocked by protesters, with several vehicles flaring up during the protest.
Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom continue to refrain from attacks, particularly after the president sent National Guard troops to the city.
“Let’s straighten this: 1) Local law enforcement agencies didn’t need help. “4) Now things are volatile and we need to send more law enforcement just to clean up the chaos of Trump.”
Meanwhile, in a true social post on June 8th, Trump said, “We should apologise to the people of Los Angeles for the absolutely horrifying work they did, including now the ongoing LA assault.
Contributors: John Bacon, Trevor Hughes, USA Today
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