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Portland Tribune reporter struck with munition, pushed by police amid protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 13, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Zane Sparling (Portland Tribune)

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

Photojournalist says Portland police shot him in the back with rubber bullet

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 1 (Freelance)

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

Journalist shot with crowd-control munitions at Portland, Oregon, protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01882
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

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

Dover Post journalist detained despite repeatedly identifying as press

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2020
Location: Camden, Delaware
Targets: Andre Lamar (Dover Post)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Dover Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist attacked at scene of statue vandalism in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 6 (WWBT)

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

Multimedia journalist hit by crowd-control projectile in Seattle protests

Incident Details

Updated on: January 23, 2024
Date of incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Case number: 20-2-14351-1
Targets: Jordan Pickett (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Q13 Fox News crew harassed, assaulted by crowd while reporting in Seattle

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Brandi Kruse (KCPQ)

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

Freelance photojournalist hit by police paint projectile while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated on: March 5, 2025
Date of incident: June 7, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Alex Milan Tracy (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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