LAPD investigates viral protest shooting

A West Hollywood woman’s video documenting a troubling moment during a protest against recent ICE raids in Los Angeles is going viral, raising new questions about police use-of-force and crowd control tactics.

The video, captured by Alexandria Augustin on Monday night along 3rd Street, shows a woman approaching a skirmish line of law enforcement officers when, without visible provocation, an officer appears to fire a less-lethal round at her.

“They’re telling her to move, but that’s a public sidewalk,” Augustin is heard saying moments before the shot is fired. “Watch if they shoot her… that’s messed up.”…

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