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News crew caught in gunfire near South Carolina park, vehicle damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2025
Location: Chester, South Carolina
Targets: Jen Cardone (WJZY)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

News crew caught in gunfire outside South Carolina park

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2025
Location: Chester, South Carolina
Targets: Donald Fountain (WJZY)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

St. Louis TV reporter shot with pellet gun, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Andy Banker (KTVI)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

St. Louis TV crew shot at with pellet guns, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Brian Ledford (KTVI)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Newspaper publisher shot after dispute over caricatures

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 4, 2023
Location: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bernardo Isaías Amaro Pérez (El Periodiquito)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Pennsylvania cameraman struck by pellet gun on assignment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 11, 2023
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 28 (WFMZ-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Philadelphia news crew shot at with pellets during live broadcast

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Shawnette Wilson (WTXF-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Spectrum News 13 reporter killed, photographer shot while reporting

Incident Details

Updated On: January 28, 2025
Date of Incident: February 22, 2023
Location: Pine Hills, Florida
Case number: 2025-CA-000699
Targets: Dylan Lyons (Spectrum News 13)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

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