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Reporter and colleague arrested during protests in Elizabeth City

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 19, 2021
Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Targets: Alison Cutler (The [Staunton] News Leader)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

USA Today photojournalist detained during Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Jasper Colt (USA Today)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Brooklyn Center Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist hit with multiple crowd-control munitions during Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: PJ Docs (Independent)

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

Minneapolis Star Tribune photojournalist and colleague detained in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Renée Jones Schneider (Minnesota Star Tribune)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Brooklyn Center Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated on: September 12, 2025
Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Tim Evans (Freelance)
Case status: 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 damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist threatened, assaulted by Minnesota State Patrol while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated on: September 12, 2025
Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Chris Tuite (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Photojournalist for Status Coup shoved, pulled by law enforcement officers

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

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

Reuters photojournalist detained at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Leah Millis (Reuters)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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