Louisville police shoot reporter, cameraman with pepper balls in middle of live broadcast

Source: The Hill | May 29, 2020 | Brooke Seipel

A local Louisville, KY., reporter and camera operator were shot with pepper balls in the middle of a live broadcast on Friday covering protests against police brutality. 

Video of the encounter shows Kaitlin Rust, a reporter for CBS affiliate WAVE 3 News, narrating as she walks around the area of the protest before suddenly screaming: “I’m getting shot!”

Rust appears shocked but continues reporting, explaining what’s happening as the camera focuses in on an officer pointing a gun with pepper bullets at the cameraman. 

“It’s okay it’s those pepper bullets.”

The anchors back in the studio then ask, “who are they aiming at?”

“At us,” Rust responds. “Directly at us.”

Then another anchor says, “they’re shooting at our crew.”

Pepper balls contain chemicals similar to pepper spray and are shot in pellets. 

Seven people were shot and two were hospitalized at protests the previous night in Louisville, according to WAVE News.

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