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WLKY cameraman targeted with flash-bang grenades while covering Louisville protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 3 (WLKY)

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

Photojournalist for Norwegian outlet targeted with projectiles during Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Thomas Nilsson (Verdens Gang [Norway])

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

NBC reporter struck with multiple projectiles while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Micah Grimes (NBC News)

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

Reporter pepper sprayed by police while documenting Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tyler Davis (The Des Moines Register)

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

Freelance photojournalist struck by crowd-control munitions during Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Zach Roberts (Freelance)

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

AP reporter struck with projectile during Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: John Minchillo (The Associated Press)

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

Officer in Minneapolis points weapon at public radio reporters

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Samara Freemark (American Public Media)

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

Police aggressively seized journalist’s press pass amid Manhattan protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Lachlan Cartwright (The Daily Beast)

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Press identification, 1
Status of equipment →: In custody
Search warrant obtained →: No

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