9News reporter caught in crossfire of violent protests

US analogous Lauren Tomasi was changeable successful nan limb pinch a rubber slug fired by a constabulary serviceman who was opinionated defender successful nan city's downtown district.

It happened connected nan 3rd time of convulsive protests that erupted successful nan US's second-most populous metropolis successful consequence to sweeping arrests of alleged forbidden immigrants.

Tomasi was struck arsenic she reported unrecorded adjacent nan beforehand statement of nan protests surrounding nan city's metropolitan detention centre.

Just seconds aft she wrapped up a unrecorded transverse to Australia, 1 of nan officers turned his weapon towards Tomasi and fired astatine her from adjacent range.

She yelled successful pain earlier nan camera turned away. Tomasi was near sore but different unharmed.

The shooting came astir an hr aft Tomasi was caught successful nan mediate of a group of protesters.

She was trying to talk complete nan sound of gunfire and exploding flashbang grenades erstwhile a protester grabbed nan camera she was talking into.

"They've told group to get retired of this area, and protesters person been refusing," Tomasi said.

"We are safe here. It's conscionable noisy. But you tin spot nan volatility. I tin spot constabulary present are firing rubber bullets astatine these protesters."

The unrecorded transverse was abruptly ended to let Tomasi and nan cameraman to get to safety.

In a statement, Nine, nan patient of this website, said: "Lauren Tomasi was struck by a rubber bullet. Lauren and her camera usability are safe and will proceed their basal activity covering these events.

"This incident serves arsenic a stark reminder of nan inherent dangers journalists tin look while reporting from nan frontlines of protests, underscoring nan value of their domiciled successful providing captious information."

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise nan incident pinch US President Donald Trump.

"US authorities shooting an Australian journalist is simply shocking," Hanson-Young said.

"It is wholly unacceptable and must beryllium called out.

"The premier curate must activity an urgent mentation from nan US administration. As Albanese is preparing for his first gathering pinch President Trump, nan first point he must show nan president is to extremity shooting astatine our journalists.

"Freedom of nan property is simply a basal pillar of a strong, functioning democracy."