A British-American photojournalist is suing Los Angeles County and the Sheriff’s Department, claiming he was severely injured by a less-than-lethal projectile while covering a protest in Compton earlier this month.
Nick Stern is a freelance photographer with decades of experience covering protests around the world. On June 7th, Stern says he was attempting to photograph an anti-ICE protester waving the Mexican flag, backlit by headlights from sheriff’s department vehicles, as rounds of less-than-lethal ammunition burst all around him.
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“It was nighttime. They were firing so indiscriminately, just volleys of shots toward the protesters for quite a considerable time. They’re probably unaware if they’re actually hitting anything,” Stern said.
According to the suit, at approximately 6:00 PM, officers set a skirmish line on Alondra Blvd, just East of S Frailey. An estimated 10-15 members of the public created a barricade on the north side of the street and were throwing objects towards the skirmish line, approximately 200 feet away…