Australian journalist at LA protests shot by police with rubber bullet
Babushahi Bureau
Los Angeles (USA), June 9, 2025: Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was injured over the weekend after being struck by police-fired projectiles during intensifying protests in Los Angeles.The demonstrations erupted in response to a wave of immigration enforcement raids ordered by President Donald Trump.
The incident, which occurred as Tomasi was covering the protests, has drawn international condemnation and raised fresh concerns about press freedom and the treatment of journalists amid civil unrest in the United States.
Witnesses reported that law enforcement used less-lethal munitions indiscriminately as tensions escalated in downtown LA.