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Photojournalist Liam Cohen pepper-sprayed by police while covering Patriot Prayer rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 30, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Liam Cohen (Freelance)

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

Editor killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Gerald Fischman (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Oregon cameraman attacked while covering ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Carter Maynard (KATU)

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

Sports reporter killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: John McNamara (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Columnist killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Rob Hiaasen (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Community news reporter killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Wendi Winters (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Capital Gazette doors shattered by armed gunman

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Targets: Capital Gazette

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

Photographer shot at while fleeing Capital Gazette newsroom gunman

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Paul W. Gillespie (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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