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Australian Journalist Hit by Rubber Bullet in Downtown Los Angeles Protests

The live broadcast shooting Sunday highlights escalating clashes between demonstrators facing heavily armed officers after federal immigration raids

LAPD officers fire rubber bullets at protesters during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025.
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A Waymo vehicle burns as protesters clash with law enforcement in the streets surrounding the federal building during a protest following federal immigration operations in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025.
Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest.

Overview

  • Lauren Tomasi, U.S. national correspondent for 9News Australia, was struck in the back of her left leg by a rubber bullet fired by LAPD officers during a live broadcast Sunday, June 8.
  • Tomasi was left sore but otherwise unharmed, and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs urged authorities to guarantee safe working conditions for journalists at protests.
  • The LAPD declared several assemblies unlawful on Sunday and deployed flash bang devices and tear gas after some protesters hurled concrete and commercial-grade fireworks and set vehicles ablaze.
  • Thousands of National Guard troops joined local police after President Trump ordered their deployment following his administration’s immigration raids, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to accuse the White House of manufacturing chaos.
  • Protests blocked the 101 Freeway and other major routes, and authorities maintained a heavy National Guard and police presence into Monday.