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Reporter pushed, mic lost while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Michelle Zacarias (Caló News)

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

Equipment damaged →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Reporter hit by crowd-control munition while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sergio Olmos (CalMatters)

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

Radio reporter hit with crowd-control munition, tear-gassed at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Pete Demetriou (KNX)

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

Photojournalist struck in head, leg with crowd-control munitions amid LA protest

Incident Details

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

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

Reporter’s fingertip nearly severed by projectiles at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jeremy Cuenca ([Los Angeles City College] Collegian)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist struck with crowd-control munition, press credential damaged

Incident Details

Updated on: June 18, 2025
Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, 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? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Reporter struck by police projectile while covering LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anonymous reporter 6

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

Photojournalist shoved by police, knocked aside by horse at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 39

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

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