Toby Canham, 59, a former British soldier who now works as a photographer in the U.S., captured the moment a police officer fired a rubber bullet at his head during protests in Los Angeles.
Footage published by the New York Post shows video recorded by the photographer moments before he was struck by the projectile. Canham was working for the outlet at the time.
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He was on Highway 101 in Los Angeles, on the elevated section of the road, documenting police activity.
The photographer captured the rubber projectile being fired from the weapon of an officer from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), heading straight toward him. Toby later shared an Instagram story showing his forehead wounded and bloodied.
+Watch the moment of the shot
Despite being clearly identified as a member of the press, the British man was still hit. The video shows him screaming in pain.
On the same day the photographer was injured, an Australian reporter was also targeted and shot in the leg by a police officer.
The protests erupted over actions taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Donald Trump deployed 300 National Guard troops and another 700 Marines to operate in the state of California.
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