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Freelance journalist targeted with crowd-control munitions at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Solomon O. Smith (Freelance)

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

Equipment broken →: Computer, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls at Los Angeles ‘No Kings’ protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Madison Swart (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist struck with munition at Los Angeles ‘No Kings’ protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Madison Swart (Freelance)

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

Photographer hit by projectile, shoved by officers while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tod Seelie (Freelance)

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

Photographer attacked by protesters at LA immigration demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tod Seelie (Freelance)

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

Equipment broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist shot with crowd-control munition amid LA ‘No Kings’ protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Matthew Reamer (Die Zeit [Germany])

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

Equipment broken →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Unknown

Australian journalist shot with crowd-control munitions at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Reid Butler (9News [Australia])

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

Independent journalist assaulted at Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Cam Higby (Today Is America)

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

Equipment broken →: Protective equipment, 2
Actor →: Private individual

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