- An Australian TV journalist, Lauren Tomasi, was hit by a rubber bullet while covering immigration raid protests in Los Angeles, and a British photographer, Nick Stern, was injured by a sponge bullet during a standoff between protesters and police.
- Ms Tomasi, a US correspondent for Nine News, was struck while reporting outside the Metropolitan Detention Centre, prompting a bystander to yell, "You just f****** shot the reporter!"
- Mr Stern sustained a thigh injury and underwent emergency surgery after being hit by a 14mm sponge bullet in Paramount, Los Angeles County, despite being clearly marked as press.
- The protests were triggered by immigration raids and the detention of hundreds of people, spreading across Los Angeles.
- Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young condemned the shooting of the Australian journalist and urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to demand an explanation from US authorities.
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