At least 30 members of the media, including a former writer for the Courier, have been injured covering the protests over federal immigration enforcement in the downtown Los Angeles area this week. The injuries stem from use of nonlethal rubber rounds or other projectiles. A video that has gone viral worldwide shows an Australian reporter being hit by a rubber bullet in the leg. The former Courier reporter was hit by a tear gas canister that exploded in his ear.
A curfew is currently in effect for the area bounded by the Golden State (5) and Harbor (110) freeways, and from the Santa Monica (10) Freeway to where the Arroyo Seco (110) Parkway and Golden State Freeway merge. The area includes the Arts and Fashion Districts, Chinatown and Skid Row.
