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Independent photojournalist targeted with pepper spray amid Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Sait Serkan Gurbuz (Independent)

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

German reporter shot at, threatened with arrest amid Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Stefan Simons (Deutsche Welle [Germany])

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

Canadian journalist struck with munitions while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Susan Ormiston (CBC News [Canada])

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

Police tear gas, fire projectiles at journalist on assignment for New York Times

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Updated on: September 12, 2025
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Katie G. Nelson (The New York Times)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Minneapolis news crew held at gunpoint, menaced with crowbar

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Devin Krinke (KARE)

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

Swiss journalist shot at with crowd-control munitions amid Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Massimiliano Herber (Radiotelevisione svizzera)

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

Swiss correspondent shot at with crowd-control munitions amid Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Gaspard Kühn (Radio Télévision Suisse)

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

Swiss videographer shot at with crowd-control munitions amid Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Jean-Pascal Azaïs (Radiotelevisione svizzera)

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

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