"Lauren Tomasi, the US correspondent for Nine News, was injured by a rubber bullet while on-site covering protests against ICE immigration raids in Los Angeles."
"During the escalating protests in downtown LA, police resorted to using crowd-control rounds, resulting in injuries to both a journalist and a photographer."
Protests erupted in Los Angeles over recent ICE immigration raids, leading to significant crowd unrest. During these demonstrations, journalist Lauren Tomasi from Nine News was injured by a rubber bullet. The police, seeking to control the chaotic situation outside the Metropolitan Detention Centre, resorted to using crowd-control measures which resulted in Tomasi and a British photographer sustaining injuries. Their experiences highlight the dangers reporters face when covering sensitive social issues, especially in volatile environments.
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