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Agency photojournalist shot with crowd-control munitions at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Chelsea Lauren (Shutterstock)

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

Journalist struck by foam round while covering LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ford Fischer (News2Share)

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

Student journalist detained, hit by crowd-control rounds at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jake Crandall (The [Santa Monica College] Corsair)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: June 9, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Student journalist detained, shot at with pepper balls at Bay Area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2025
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Aarya Mukherjee (The [UC Berkeley] Daily Californian)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Detention date →: June 9, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Student journalist detained, shoved by police amid Bay Area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2025
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Sam Grotenstein (The [UC Berkeley] Daily Californian)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Detention date →: June 9, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

British television reporter shot with crowd-control munition at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Noel Phillips (ITV)

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

Journalist shoved, shot at and camera equipment damaged at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Wali Khan (Independent)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 2
Actor →: Law enforcement

Reporter’s bag searched while covering LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Joey Scott (Freelance)

Equipment searched or seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Status of equipment →: Searched without seizure
Search warrant obtained →: No

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