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Photojournalist struck with crowd-control munition during Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Mark Vancleave (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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

Minneapolis Star Tribune photojournalist pepper-sprayed while documenting protests in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Carlos Gonzalez (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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

Photojournalist hit in hand with law enforcement projectile at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Evans (European Pressphoto Agency)

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

Videographer pushed, phone knocked from her hands

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Melissa Lewis (Independent)

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

Photojournalist on assignment for New York Times hit with projectiles while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Joshua Rashaad McFadden (The New York Times)

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

Researcher documenting Portland protests shoved by police

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Juniper Simonis (Independent)

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

Photojournalist for New York Times targeted with pepper spray at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (The New York Times)

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