Getty photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On October 28, 2021 Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Detroit, Michigan Targets Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Freelance photographer hit with rubber bullets in Detroit, officer charged #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #George Floyd #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On October 28, 2021 Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Detroit, Michigan Targets Seth Herald (Agence France-Presse) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
MLive photographer hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #George Floyd #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On October 26, 2021 Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Detroit, Michigan Targets Nicole Hester (MLive) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Reporter pepper sprayed, arrested amid protests in Des Moines #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 10, 2021 Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Des Moines, Iowa Targets Andrea Sahouri (Des Moines Register) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Status of Charges → Acquitted Arresting Authority → Des Moines Police Department Dropped Charges → Obstruction: interference with official acts Rioting: failure to disperse Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Editor at Colorado’s Yellow Scene Magazine hit in groin by rubber bullet while covering protest #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On July 23, 2020 Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Denver, Colorado Case number 1:20-cv-01878 Targets Johnathen Duran (Yellow Scene Magazine) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Class Action Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Radio journalist arrested, cited for failure to disperse during Philadelphia protest #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On July 8, 2020 Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Targets Avi Wolfman-Arent (WHYY Radio) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Status of Charges → Charges dropped Arresting Authority → Philadelphia Police Department Dropped Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Unnecessary use of force? → No
Journalist arrested amid protests in Lincoln, Nebraska #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Lincoln, Nebraska Targets Chris Dunker (Lincoln Journal Star) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Status of Charges → Not charged Arresting Authority → Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
BuzzFeed News journalist detained while covering Santa Monica protests #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Santa Monica, California Targets Brianna Sacks (BuzzFeed News) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Status of Charges → Not charged Arresting Authority → Santa Monica Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No