A photojournalist for KTTV had the cord of his camera cut and microphone stolen by individuals attending an immigration rights protest in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 31, 2026.
In footage that was captured by a streamer at the scene and reposted on the social platform X, reporter Rachel Aragon and an unidentified photojournalist are seen on a sidewalk, reporting near a line of Los Angeles Police Department officers, who are facing a small crowd of people.
The crew for the Fox-owned station were surrounded and harassed by people calling out anti-Trump administration and anti-Fox News slogans and blocking the camera, according to the videos and a report by the New York Post.
The photojournalist is carrying a large TV camera on a tripod connected to what appears to be a power source in a backpack. After one person appears to unsuccessfully try to cut the cord connecting the camera to the backpack, another individual walks up behind him and succeeds in cutting it.
A few minutes later, another person takes a Fox 11-branded microphone that is hanging from the photojournalist’s belt and walks away with it, then passes it to others.
The LAPD officers did not intervene.
The photojournalist then says he is leaving, and can be seen in the video walking away from the scene.
KTTV and Aragon did not respond to requests for comment.
This content originally appeared on U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database and was authored by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database.