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Getty photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: March 16, 2023
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images)

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

Freelance photographer hit with rubber bullets in Detroit, officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: March 16, 2023
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Seth Herald (Agence France-Presse)

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

MLive photographer hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: March 16, 2023
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Nicole Hester (MLive)

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

Editor, radio host repeatedly shoved while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Updated On: July 29, 2022
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01106
Targets: Cory Elia (KBOO-FM)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Colorado magazine editor hit in groin by rubber bullet while covering protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 7, 2022
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

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

Reporter pepper sprayed, arrested amid protests in Des Moines

Incident Details

Updated On: March 10, 2021
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Andrea Sahouri (Des Moines Register)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Des Moines Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Mar. 10, 2021: Acquitted

Obstruction: interference with official acts

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Mar. 10, 2021: Acquitted
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Radio journalist arrested, cited for failure to disperse during Philadelphia protest

Incident Details

Updated On: July 8, 2020
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Avi Wolfman-Arent (WHYY-FM)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Philadelphia Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist arrested amid protests in Lincoln, Nebraska

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Targets: Chris Dunker (Lincoln Journal Star)

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

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

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