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DC police fire crowd-control round past journalist’s head during protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

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Reporter struck with crowd-control munitions amid Dodgers World Series celebrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Samuel Braslow (Beverly Hills Courier)

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

Journalist receives failure to disperse charge four months after documenting Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Updated On: March 9, 2021
Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)

Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Mar. 3, 2021: Charges pending

Mar. 9, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter assaulted while filming looting in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Elijah Schaffer (TheBlaze)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Student journalist struck with crowd control munitions amid Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Emily Holshouser (The Daily Sundial)

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