Moment Australian reporter shot with rubber bullets at LA protests

Australian reporter Laura Tomasi, US correspondent for Nine News, was shot at on Sunday, (Juen 8) while covering protests over ICE immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Tomasi and a British photographer were hit by rubber bullets whilst reporting outside the Metropolitan Detention Centre as officers were dispersing protesters.

The reporter was quick to say "I'm good," as a bystander yelled out, "You just f****** shot a reporter!”

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) gave a statement declaring that “all journalists should be able to do their work safely.”

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