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Journalist hit with projectile two days in a row in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Julio Rosas (Townhall.com)

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

Videographer hit by police projectiles in Minneapolis’ Fifth Precinct

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Mike Shum (Freelance)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Class Action

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

Journalist says police fired pepper balls at him while he stood alone covering Denver protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Kevin Beaty (Denverite)

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

TV station evacuated, windows smashed amid protests in Louisville

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: WHAS-TV

Equipment damaged →: Building, 1
Actor →: Private individual

WCCO journalist hit by projectile while covering protests in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Jeff Wagner (WCCO-TV)

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

Photojournalist hit in the head by an object thrown during a protest in Atlanta

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Cole Howard (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

New Mexico reporter files suit against sheriff alleging retaliation, intimidation

Incident Details

Updated on: May 4, 2022
Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Española, New Mexico
Case number: 1:21-cv-00591
Targets: Tabitha Clay (Rio Grande Sun)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Local
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice, Other

Photographer assaulted by police officer during protests; now part of lawsuit against NYPD

Incident Details

Updated on: April 9, 2025
Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Amr Alfiky (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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