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Freelance photojournalist struck with baton while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Rodier (Freelance)

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

Freelance videographer assaulted while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Roddy Hafiz (Freelance)

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

VOA journalist shot at with crowd-control munitions while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jason Patinkin (Voice of America)

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

DC police threaten Turkish VOA camera operator, team with batons

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Tezcan Taskiran (Voice of America)

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

DC police threaten Turkish VOA reporter, news team with batons

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Uzeyir Yanar (Voice of America)

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers shoot at CBS sound engineer in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: John Marschitz (CBS News)

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers shoot at CBS logistics manager in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Kevin Ward (CBS News)

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers shoot at CBS field director in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Michael Hopkins (CBS News)

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

Editor, radio host repeatedly shoved while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Updated on: July 29, 2022
Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01106
Targets: Cory Elia (KBOO-FM)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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

WCCO photojournalist shot with rubber bullet, arrested in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Updated on: July 22, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tom Aviles (WCCO-TV)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist covering protests hit by foam round at Colorado state capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Jeremy Jojola (KUSA)

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

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

European Pressphoto Agency photojournalist arrested during Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Updated on: September 12, 2025
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Tannen Maury (EPA Images [Germany])
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Freelance photojournalist arrested while covering Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

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

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 3, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist arrested while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

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

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

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