Journalist and photographer hit by non-lethal bullets during LA protests

Nick Stern was documenting a stand-off between anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) protesters and police when a 14mm 'sponge bullet' tore into his thigh

Protesters help Nick Stern (Ethan Swope/AP)

A British news photographer has undergone emergency surgery after being hit by non-lethal rounds during protests in Los Angeles.

Nick Stern was documenting a stand-off between anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) protesters and police outside a Home Depot in Paramount, a city in LA county and a location known as a hiring spot for day labourers, when a 14mm “sponge bullet” tore into his thigh.