A video of an Australian reporter getting struck by a rubber bullet amid the ongoing anti-ICE protests has gone viral.
In the clip, 9News correspondent Lauren Tomasi is seen reporting live from downtown Los Angeles. Footage shows an officer behind her casually raising their weapon and firing off a rubber bullet at close range, hitting Tomasi right in the leg. She was not wearing any protective gear.
The video captures the moment Tomasi lets out a cry and grabs her lower leg while the cameraman quickly cuts away and the crew moves back from the police line.
The police fired rubber bullets at Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi while she was reporting live from Los Angeles today.
Appalling and unjustified.
pic.twitter.com/QLixvXawDg— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 9, 2025
“You just f–king shot the reporter,” someone yells off-camera, clearly shocked by what just went down. Tomasi tries to hold it down: “Yeah, I’m good, I’m good,” she says to her crew.
Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, reacted to the viral video.
“That footage was horrific,” Albanese said on Tuesday. “We have already raised these issues with the US administration. We don’t find it acceptable that it occurred and we think the role of the media is particularly important.”