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Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2022
Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Tim Evans (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Photojournalist threatened, assaulted by Minnesota State Patrol while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2022
Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Chris Tuite (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Officers point weapons at photojournalist, pull him out of car at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2022
Date of Incident: April 13, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Chris Tuite (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist struck in ankle with projectile while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: unknown
Targets: Sam Slovick (Freelance)
Case Status: Unknown
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Independent photojournalist hit projectiles fired by Portland federal agents

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: John Rudoff (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist struck multiple times by crowd-control munitions fired by federal agents

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 12, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Portland journalist arrested, his equipment damaged and seized

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 1, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 17, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 17, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

Photojournalist says Portland police seized GoPro as ‘evidence’ during protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Alex Milan Tracy (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

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