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Sacramento Bee reporter shoved to the ground while covering protests in California capital

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Sam Stanton (The Sacramento Bee)

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

Equipment damaged →: Computer, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist assaulted while covering protests in Birmingham

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Madison Underwood (AL.com)

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

Denver Post reporter aimed at with weapon amid protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Alex Burness (The Denver Post)

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

Denver police train a less-lethal rifle at Colorado Public Radio reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Esteban Hernandez (Denverite & Colorado Public Radio)

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

Univision reporters hit with pepper ball rounds during Vegas protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Fernando Rentería (Univision)

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

Reporter covering protests for Las Vegas Review-Journal struck by projectiles

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Shea Johnson (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Public radio reporters shot with pepper balls while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Ryland Barton (Kentucky Public Radio)

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers threaten cameraman for German outlet

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Stefan Simons (Deutsche Welle [Germany])

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

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