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Photojournalist shot with rubber bullet while covering Baltimore protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Timothy Wolfer (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit with police baton while photographing protests in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sam Trilling (Freelance)

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

Reporter on assignment for New York Times targeted by law enforcement with tear gas, foam projectiles at Dallas protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Marina Trahan Martinez (The New York Times)

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

Photojournalist struck in stomach by projectile during Raleigh protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Targets: Ethan Hyman (The [Raleigh] News & Observer)

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

French videographer arrested with colleague for curfew violation in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Updated on: August 13, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mathieu Derrien (TF1 [France])

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

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

Police fire pepper balls at photographer in Buffalo, make grab for camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Buffalo, New York
Targets: Andrew Jasiura (Freelance)

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

Camera equipment stolen from Chicago Tribune photographer during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Erin Hooley (Chicago Tribune)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Two Wisconsin reporters caught in tear gas, pepper spray while reporting on Madison protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Molly Beck (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), Lawrence Andrea (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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