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Journalist hit with pepper balls by Denver police at 2020 protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 1:22-cv-01300
Targets: John Reed (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

CNN correspondent, news crew arrested on-air while documenting Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Omar Jimenez (CNN)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Detention date →: May 29, 2020
Release date →: May 29, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

News crew struck by pepper balls on live TV while documenting Louisville protests

Incident Details

Updated on: November 7, 2024
Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Kaitlin Rust (WAVE)

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

WAVE3 News vehicle vandalized in Louisville amid protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: WAVE

Equipment broken →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist covering Denver protests hit by multiple pepper balls

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Jan Czernik (KMGH-TV)

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

Equipment broken →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist struck on chin with tear gas canister during Denver protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Hart Van Denburg (Colorado Public Radio)

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

Reporter assaulted live on air at Phoenix protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Briana Whitney (KTVK/KPHO-TV)

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

Freelance photojournalist permanently blinded during Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Updated on: May 26, 2022
Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01338
Targets: Linda Tirado (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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

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