Post photographer shot in the head with rubber bullet in LA anti-ICE riots — and he caught the terrifying moment on camera

nypost.com ^ | June 9, 2025 | David Propper

[V_TWIN]

"Canham, 59, who was wearing his press pass..."

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Next time wearing some head gear and eye protection dummy

[rktman]

Rubber bulletS are 100% ‘dei’.

[jerod]

LOL... It goes without saying... Reporters who go to war zones without the proper equipment may be injured.

[butlerweave]

Shouldn’t with the WRONG SIDE

[gundog]

A lot of photojournalists down there hunting that Pulitzer-winning Kent Stae shot. Not surprising one of them got beaned.

[rktman]

And, a 100 yard shot with a “non lethal” round.....he could have been smacked in the sack.

[mac_truck]

Are press passes visible from 100 yards away?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Do these idiot reporters think they can stand in the middle of a riot and not get hurt? Does the press pass act as a high-tech force field that stops bullets?

[nwrep]

What a moron.

[Gen.Blather]

Lawfare incoming.

[larrytown]

He’s lucky - it hit him in the only place it would do no harm.

He could have had an eye put out, or got smacked in the junk.

[brownsfan]

If you’re going to hang around where a riot is happening, bad things can happen. No sympathy.

[Pikachu_Dad]

But but he is a ‘dad of two’ !

[bantam]

THIS!!!
The tiniest violin in the world plays for you, idiot!

[Jumpmaster]

“…dad of two…”

What does this add to article?

[V_TWIN]

I’ve seen this kind of thing before and sometimes it turns out a whole lot worse than this.

And yeah, for some strange reason media types think they are somehow outside of what’s going on even if they’re standing right in the middle of it.

[riverrunner]

A 100 yard shot and hit was luck or unlucky depending on the side your on.

[GingisK]

It was nice of the cops to nail him in an inert place.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Don’t forget the shrapnel injuries too !

“ Before he was hit with the rubber bullet, a flashbang initially exploded a few feet from him, causing shrapnel to kick up and leave two holes in his pants.”

[rktman]

Purple heart?