Photojournalist struck by projectile while covering World Series revelry in LA

Freelance photojournalist Myraneli Fabian was shot with a crowd-control projectile fired by police while she documented celebrations in Los Angeles, California, after the Dodgers won the World Series on Nov. 1, 2025.

Seven people were arrested after thousands of fans thronged city streets and police issued dispersal orders and fired riot-control munitions, according to CBS News.

Fabian told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that she did not see the Los Angeles Police Department officer who fired the shot and did not believe she was targeted. At the time, she was photographing people vandalizing a city bus, and officers were coming from behind her to stop them.

The projectile struck her upper thigh, leaving a dark bruise. Fabian said she was wearing a press badge and protective gear clearly marked “press.”

“I had my back toward them,” she said. “It just happened so quickly. I did see the bullet jump off from me on the floor.”