Australian PM: LA Shooting Of Reporter Is “Horrific”

The Guardian reports:

Anthony Albanese says footage of the Nine correspondent Lauren Tomasi being shot by a rubber bullet live on air is “horrific” and he has expressed his concern to the US government. Tomasi was shot while reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, with the incident caught live on camera. Footage showed an officer taking aim in the direction of Tomasi and her camera operator and then firing.

Albanese said he had spoken to Tomasi and she was “pretty resilient”. “We have already raised these issues with the US administration,” the prime minister told journalists at the National Press Club. “We don’t find it acceptable that it occurred. And we think that the role of the media is particularly important.” The prime minister said there was “no ambiguity” that Tomasi was a reporter.

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