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Journalist sprayed in face with chemical irritant during DC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 28, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Wyatt Reed (Independent)

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

Journalist tackled, equipment damaged while covering Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Updated On: November 1, 2020
Date of Incident: October 28, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Recording equipment, 1