Tense Moments As Lapd Uses Rubber Bullets On Protesters

A video from the Los Angeles protests shows a woman bleeding from the head as people around her accuse riot police of wounding her with a rubber bullet. The footage was shared on social media, where it was viewed by almost 98,000 people and reposted by more than 1,200 on X (formerly Twitter). Police are seen bandaging the patient's head as protesters and police argue about the possibility of getting her an ambulance, with both sides blaming each other for the unfolding situation. It was not immediately clear when or where the footage was filmed. Newsweek reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) via email for comment. The video dropped amid heightened tensions in Los Angeles following protests and riots against a wave of immigration raids by U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The raids are part of a coordinated response across the U.S. after President Donald Trump vowed to instigate mass deportations of undocumented migrants. As protesters against federal immigration raids have clashed in recent days with law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division sent out a warning: “Less Lethal munitions have been authorized,” officials wrote on X, ordering crowds in Downtown Los Angeles to disperse. “Less lethal munitions may cause pain and discomfort.”

Police have used a standard variety of tools to disperse crowds and quell protests that had devolved into violence, with protesters lighting self-driving cars on fire and two motorcyclists driving into a skirmish line... A Molotov cocktail was also thrown at officers, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell alleged, condemning the “disgusting” violence. Authorities have responded with force. So far, CNN has documented the deployment of flash-bangs, tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds, as well as more traditional gear such as batons. These weapons – often described as “less lethal,” “less-than-lethal” or “non-lethal” – are those “explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate … while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property,... Several protesters, including those of anti-ICE and No Kings Day, allege the LAPD fired rubber bullets at them for no clear reason, causing serious injuries and long recovery times.

Martin Santoyo said he was reaching down to grab a water bottle from his backpack when an LAPD officer shot a rubber bullet from just about two feet away from him, sending him to... Santoyo went into emergency surgery, where the doctors say his groin area is still badly damaged and that he should return within the next week so they can assess. “It sucks to sit down,” Santoyo told KTLA. Amid the DTLA shutdown last week, several protesters are now coming forward alleging serious injuries inflicted by police, some saying they don’t know when they’ll be able to return to work. One protester, local filmmaker Marshall Woodruff, says a shot to the face blinded him in his right eye, and it’s unclear whether his vision can be restored. Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was shot in the leg with a "less lethal" round while reporting on protests against US immigration enforcement in Los Angeles this week.

The Nine News journalist said she was "a bit sore but OK" after the incident. Firing these rounds is just one of the crowd control tactics being used by authorities at the demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. Here's what we know about the methods authorities use to control crowds. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) authorised officers to use what it calls "less lethal munitions" in the protests over the weekend. A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Los Angeles police officers from using rubber projectiles and other so-called less-lethal munitions against reporters covering protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. In a ruling made public Friday, U.S.

District Judge Hernán D. Vera said a coalition of press rights organizations successfully argued that a court injunction was necessary to protect journalists and others exercising their 1st Amendment rights. The Los Angeles Press Club and investigative reporting network Status Coup filed suit last month to “force the LAPD to respect the constitutional and statutory rights of journalists engaged in reporting on these protests... Vera’s order bars the department from using less-lethal munitions and other crowd-control tools such as chemical irritants and flash-bang grenades “against journalists who are not posing a threat of imminent harm to an officer... An LAPD official said 86 complaints are under investigation as of Friday, including 59 cases of possible excessive force and three in which people were hospitalized.

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