An Australian journalist was shot by Los Angeles police with a rubber bullet as she covered the protests against immigration raids in the city.

In the middle of a live broadcast, a police officer appeared to aim and shoot from close range at Lauren Tomasi, the US correspondent for Nine News, with a non-lethal live round during the third day of the unrest.

On Sunday, the demonstrations against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown intensified as the LAPD and National Guard clashed with large crowds.

Standing near a police barricade, Tomasi told the camera: “After hours of standing off, this situation has now rapidly deteriorated, the LAPD moving in on horseback, firing rubber bullets at protesters, moving them on through the heart of LA.”

Seconds later, she was shot with a rubber bullet.