'There is simply no justification for the Louisville police to wantonly open fire, even with pepper balls, on any journalists under any circumstances,' WAVE 3 News General Manager Ken Selvaggi said in a statement
While covering a protest in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday night, camera crews filmed a police officer appearing to hit a television reporter with pepper balls., WAVE-TV reporter Kaitlin Rust can be heard screaming off-camera, and saying, “I’ve been shot,” as an officer is filmed standing in front of the cameras, aiming towards them.You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
“We were behind their line. I guess a little too close for comfort,” Rust added, emphasizing that both she and photojournalist James Dobson, who was with her, were doing okay.“We strongly condemn the actions of the LMPD officer who tonight repeatedly fired at and hit our reporter and cameraman, both of whom were courageously and lawfully covering breaking news in their community,” WAVE 3 News General Manager Ken Selvaggi said in a statement.
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