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Reporter targeted with projectiles while covering Seattle protest

Incident Details

Updated on: January 5, 2021
Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Case number: 20-2-14351-1
Targets: Renee Raketty (Seattle Gay News)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Federal agents hit freelance photojournalist with crowd-control munitions during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Lee Smith (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 1

Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

OPB reporter struck in hand with projectile while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rebecca Ellis (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

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

Journalist hit with multiple projectiles despite court order in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Brian Conley (Freelance)

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

Journalist struck in leg with flash-bang grenade

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist hit with crowd-control munitions while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Teebs Auberdine (Freelance)

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

Journalists hit by crowd-control rounds by federal officers in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Ric Peavyhouse (KATU)

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

Journalists hit by crowd-control rounds by officers in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rosa Watts (Independent)

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

Journalist struck in head with projectiles despite court order in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jasper Florence (Independent)

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

LA Times journalist hit by crowd-control rounds despite court order in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Melissa Etehad (Los Angeles Times)

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

Radio producer hit by crowd-control rounds during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Wyatt Reed (Independent)

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

Journalist’s ribs fractured by projectiles during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Shauna Sowersby (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist hit twice with pepper balls while covering a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nathan Howard (Getty Images)

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

Photojournalist hit with tear gas canister

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Independent)

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

Videographer struck numerous times by federal officers in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Johnny Lynch (Black Zebra Productions)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist says she was shoved by federal officers during Portland protests, her camera damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rach Wilde (Freelance)

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

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

Photojournalist forced to stop reporting after being hit with projectile during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: John Rudoff (Independent)

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

Photojournalist struck with with projectiles, tear gassed by federal agents while covering a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Equipment bag, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist says tear gas canisters thrown toward her during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Laura Jedeed (Freelance)

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

Journalist shoved by law enforcement officers while covering a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Anonymous 45th Absurdist (45th Absurdist Press Collective)

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

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