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Reporter struck by projectile while covering LA-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Paramount, California
Targets: Jeremy Lindenfeld (Capital & Main)

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

Univision video journalist targeted with pepper balls during LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Raúl Gutiérrez (KMEX-DT)

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

Univision reporter targeted with pepper balls while covering LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Victor Cordero (KMEX-DT)

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

Journalist hit in head with tear gas canister at immigration protest

Incident Details

Updated on: June 18, 2025
Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Case number: 2:25-cv-05563
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Los Angeles Public Press)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Agency photojournalist grazed by shrapnel at LA-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Targets: Chelsea Lauren (Shutterstock)

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

Photojournalist hit by crowd-control munition while covering protest near LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Targets: Ringo Chiu (Agence France-Presse [France])

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

Photojournalist shot with crowd-control munition at LA-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Targets: J.W. Hendricks (Freelance)

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

Freelance journalist shot twice in the back with crowd-control munitions

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Case number: 2:25-cv-05541
Targets: Abraham Márquez (The Southlander)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Student journalist struck by crowd-control munitions amid Compton protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Targets: Jake Crandall (The [Santa Monica College] Corsair)

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

Documentarian hit with pepper balls, tear gas at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Rocky Romano (Winters Rock Entertainment)

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

Photojournalist struck in face by crowd-control munition at LA-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 8 (Freelance)

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

Deputy targets photojournalist with stun grenade at California protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Paramount, California
Targets: Ethan Noah Roy (Freelance)

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

Student reporter hit with flash-bang grenade at California protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Paramount, California
Targets: Joe Trujillo (The [Fullerton College] Hornet)

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

Photographer targeted with crowd-control munitions at protest near LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Paramount, California
Targets: Mykle Parker (Freelance)

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

Reporter suffers blow to hand from projectile fired at LA-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Paramount, California
Targets: Anthony Cabassa (Independent)

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

Flash bang strikes TV crew at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 6, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ken Koller (KTLA)

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

Journalist shot in the face with pepper balls by federal officers

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 6, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anthony Cabassa (Independent)

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

Reporter struck with pepper ball by federal officers at LA protest

Incident Details

Updated on: June 18, 2025
Date of incident: June 6, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:25-cv-05563
Targets: Ryanne Mena ([Los Angeles] Daily News)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Journalist hit with pepper balls, tear gas while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 6, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jeremy Lindenfeld (Capital & Main)

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

Journalist shot with pepper balls by federal officers at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 6, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Los Angeles Public Press)

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

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