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‘I’m covered with bruises.’ Photojournalist says Denver police targeted her with pepper balls and rubber bullets

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Madeleine Kelly (Freelance)

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

As CBS Channel 11 prepared to go live in Dallas, an officer tossed a tear gas canister toward the news crew

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Steve Pickett (KTVT)

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

Individuals in crowd accost newspaper reporter covering protests in Tucson

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Caitlin Schmidt (Arizona Daily Star)

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

Individuals at protest in Tucson target journalist with repeated physical attacks

Incident Details

Updated on: January 8, 2021
Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Targets: Eric Rosenwald (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Reporter for Swedish outlet struck with projectile during Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Nina Svanberg (Expressen [Sweden])

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

Photographer assaulted by police officer during protests; now part of lawsuit against NYPD

Incident Details

Updated on: April 9, 2025
Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Amr Alfiky (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Photojournalist targeted with tear gas while covering Dallas protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Bret Kelly (KTVT)

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

Unknown individual pepper sprays CBS4 Denver news crew

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Rob McClure (KCNC-TV)

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

WLKY correspondent attacked while covering Louisville protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Deni Kamper (WLKY)

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

WLKY correspondent targeted with flash-bang grenades while covering protests in Louisville

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Stephon Dingle (WLKY)

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

WLKY journalist targeted with projectile while covering protests in Louisville

Incident Details

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

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

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

Photojournalist struck by pepper balls while documenting Denver protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 28, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Hyoung Chang (The Denver Post)

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

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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