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Freelance journalist shot at with zip ties by Denver police during BLM protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 1:22-cv-01300
Targets: John Reed (The Stringer)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Student journalist chased, pepper sprayed during protests in Columbus

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Julia Lerner

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

KDKA-TV photojournalist attacked by protesters in Pittsburgh, camera smashed

Incident Details

Updated on: June 22, 2021
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ian Smith (KDKA-TV)

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

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

Fox News photojournalist, crew chased from park while documenting DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Christian Galdabini (Fox News)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Freelance journalist struck with baton while covering LA protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (Freelance)

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

HuffPost reporter arrested while covering protest in Brooklyn

Incident Details

Updated on: September 30, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Christopher Mathias (HuffPost)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Unknown

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 30, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

NBC producer, group of journalists targeted in assault by state patrol

Incident Details

Updated on: September 12, 2025
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Ed Ou (NBC News)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 2

Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Protective equipment, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Police officer strikes Unicorn Riot journalist’s phone with baton

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Christopher Schiano (Unicorn Riot)

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

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

New York radio reporter assaulted after reporting live from looted liquor store

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Darius Radzius (WINS)

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

Independent journalist hit with projectile, shield while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jenn Dize (Status Coup)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 1

Cellphone, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist shoved by Denver police officer

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: David Sachs (Denverite & Colorado Public Radio)

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

MSNBC host struck by rubber bullet while covering protests in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Ali Velshi (MSNBC/MS NOW)

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

Chicago journalist pepper-sprayed in the face while holding up press credentials and screaming ‘Press!’

Incident Details

Updated on: October 23, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Case number: 1:20-cv-03422
Targets: Jonathan Ballew (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Photojournalist, colleague, robbed at gunpoint after documenting Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Stephen Lam (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Getty photojournalist and colleague robbed at gunpoint after documenting Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2

Computer, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist demands response as to why she was shot with projectile when her press gear was visible

Incident Details

Updated on: November 16, 2021
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Case number: 3:21-cv-01028
Targets: Sarah Belle Lin (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Police fire projectiles at NBC News correspondent during Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Cal Perry (NBC News)

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

KATV reporter assaulted on air amid Little Rock protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Targets: Shelby Rose (KATV)

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

Reporter on assignment for New York Times targeted by law enforcement with tear gas, foam projectiles at Dallas protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Marina Trahan Martinez (The New York Times)

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

French videographer arrested with colleague for curfew violation in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Updated on: August 13, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mathieu Derrien (TF1 [France])

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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