A NCS reporter acquired hit with pepper spray whereas reporting live from the scene of chaotic anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles on Friday.
Correspondent Veronica Miracle was on digicam covering the unruly crowd when she immediately ducked and turned away, gasping: “I just got hit.”
She could possibly be heard coughing and gagging off digicam, including: “I can’t breathe.”
The incident occurred as a whole lot of anti-ICE protesters confronted off with federal brokers outdoors the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
The protests had been a part of a “Nationwide Shutdown” calling geared toward drawing consideration to the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration actions.
The LAPD declared an “unlawful assembly” and used pepper balls and tear gasoline to disperse protesters gathered for the “ICE Out” nationwide day of protest.