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Woman smashes Connecticut TV station’s camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 6, 2021
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Targets: WVIT-TV

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Individuals steal photojournalist’s camera drone ahead of George Floyd anniversary demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 25, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mark Vancleave (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

CBS4 News photojournalist assaulted, camera damaged as he covered story in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Updated On: August 8, 2022
Date of Incident: May 12, 2021
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Ebenezer Mends (WFOR-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Valley News Live journalists attacked in North Dakota, camera damaged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 20, 2021
Date of Incident: May 3, 2021
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Targets: Michael Downs (KVLY-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2024
Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Tim Evans (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

Photojournalist for New York Times thrown to ground, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (The New York Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

San Francisco reporter pepper-sprayed during attempted robbery, the second in as many months

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 7, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

San Francisco TV reporter robbed at gunpoint while recording interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 3, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

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