<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says 9News US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was targeted when she was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/los-angeles-ice-arrest-protest-riots-australian-9news-reporter-lauren-tomasi-struck-by-rubber-bullet/ca0185c4-260e-4a90-a214-aa7c5532a7c6" rel="" target="_blank" title="shot by a rubber bullet while covering intensifying protests"><span>shot by a rubber bullet while covering intensifying protests</span></a><span> over mass immigration raids and arrests in Los Angeles. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tomasi had wrapped up a live cross from outside the city's detention centre on Sunday when an officer turned his gun towards her and fired from close range.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Footage of the moment has been shared worldwide, sparking domestic calls for Albanese to raise the matter with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada this week.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/scalped-police-officer-south-australia-interview/1dc769d2-1bbc-4b12-9b16-98d6a58879ee" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Police officer speaks out about horror attack by anti-vaxxer</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese said the incident had been brought to the attention of the US administration, but shied away from confirming whether he would personally hold discussions with Trump.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have already raised these issues with the US administration. We don't find it acceptable that it occurred, and we think that the role of the media is particularly important," he said at his first National Press Club since his re-election in May.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Discussions I have with the president are discussions between myself and the president. That's the way that I deal with people; diplomatically, appropriately and with respect," he added.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/lauren-tomasi-shot-in-los-angeles-protests-anthony-albanese-responds/428fdfbe-4358-4ba0-8414-40cc4e0254dd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The prime minister, however, conceded that the "horrific" footage showed police had targeted Tomasi.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She was clearly identified. There was no ambiguity. She wasn't wearing a trackie. She was wearing ... something that identified her as media," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is not acceptable ... I respect the role that the media play, and people should respect the role that the media play in our modern society."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/home-prices-australia-average-1-million-dollars/461fee7a-7bd8-4e21-83fd-82a612345a24" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Aussies sitting on massive $11.4 trillion jackpot</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's unclear whether it was a local or federal officer who had fired at her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement to </span><em><span>The New York Times</span></em><span>, the LAPD said it did not have "any comment or statement on any specific incident pertaining to the protests" but later suggested a formal investigation would take place.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tomasi, who yelled in pain and turned away when she was shot, has since confirmed she is sore but otherwise unharmed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I am okay. My cameraman Jimmy and I are both safe," she said on 9News' 6pm bulletin on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is just one of the unfortunate realities of reporting on these kinds of incidents. It has been a really volatile day on the streets of Los Angeles."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese said he spoke with Tomasi earlier today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She's going okay. She's pretty resilient," he said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/dengue-fever-on-the-rise-in-pacific-countries-why-how-is-it-spreading-should-australians-be-worried/ff11bb75-8090-4e9f-b2e2-645f8fb2eded" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Relentless' disease taking more and more lives on Australia's doorstep</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="1932129000358642126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/06/08/11/16/los-angeles-immigration-raid-protest-violent-clashes-with-police-national-guard-deployed"><img alt="LA Protests" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/rtOlekzaMYF0X_UoqWPH0PI_UAc=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F381e8920-040c-4951-86fa-8baf90af206c" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/rtOlekzaMYF0X_UoqWPH0PI_UAc=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F381e8920-040c-4951-86fa-8baf90af206c 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/ZZyDWxvX3SlKZ9h_bEAjr8GHSIs=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F381e8920-040c-4951-86fa-8baf90af206c 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Tensions increasing as thousands more troops deployed to LA</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/06/08/11/16/los-angeles-immigration-raid-protest-violent-clashes-with-police-national-guard-deployed">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>BBC and other UK outlets reported that British news photographer Nick Stern had also been shot with a three-inch plastic bullet while covering the same protests on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The situation in America's second-largest city has continued to deteriorate since protests started on Friday over news that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were carrying out raids targeting suspected illegal immigrants in parts of Los Angeles.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops to respond, which Governor Gavin Newsom has said is a "serious breach of state sovereignty" and about "stroking a dangerous President's ego".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Marines have also been ordered into the city. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the president over the deployment, which he said "trampled" the state's sovereignty.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Newsom has repeatedly affirmed the state's authorities had the situation under control.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>The Associated Press</span></em><span> reported that </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/trump-authorises-additional-2000-national-guard-members-to-los-angeles/af39151e-e8fb-490b-93ac-5fcdb3a4694c" rel="" target="_blank" title="Trump has today authorised the deployment of 2000 additional National Guard troops"><span>Trump has today authorised the deployment of 2000 additional National Guard troops</span></a><span> to Los Angeles.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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