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Getty photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated on: October 21, 2024
Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images)

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

CNN journalist assaulted while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Josh Replogle (CNN)

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

WSJ reporter says NYPD hit him in face, shoved him to ground during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Tyler Blint-Welsh (The Wall Street Journal)

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

Photojournalist hit in head by projectile while covering Santa Monica protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Santa Monica, California
Targets: Jason Ryan (Freelance)

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

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

VICE News journalist hit by projectiles while covering protests in DC

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Todd Zwillich (Vice News)

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

Australian correspondent detained while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Arvier (9News [Australia])

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Minneapolis Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

BBC videographer slammed by officer’s shield during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Peter Murtaugh (BBC News [United Kingdom])

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

Primer Impacto reporter injured by rubber bullet during protests in Santa Monica

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Santa Monica, California
Targets: Paula Rosado (Primer Impacto)

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

Univision journalists hit with pepper ball rounds during Vegas protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Alexander Zapata (Univision)

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

Australian news crew cameraman detained while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Adam Bovino (9News [Australia])

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Minneapolis Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Public radio reporter pepper sprayed, knocked to the ground in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Roberto Roldan (VPM)

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

Videographer hit by police projectile during Portland protest on May 31

Incident Details

Updated on: January 29, 2025
Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 20CV19838
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

Video journalist hit with pepper spray while covering Boston protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Jack Sorgi (Boston Stringer Media)

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Video journalist hit by thrown object during Boston protest; individuals try to steal camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Jack Sorgi (Boston Stringer Media)

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

Photographer says he was targeted by police with projectiles and tear gas during Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated on: March 5, 2025
Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

KSHB news vehicle vandalized, set on fire during Kansas City protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Targets: KSHB-TV

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Miami social media producer arrested for curfew violation while covering protests; charges dropped

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Joel Franco (WSVN)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Miami-Dade Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

June 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: June 1, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Broadcast anchor attacked while covering protests in Birmingham

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Stephen Quinn (WBMA-LD)

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

DC police threaten Turkish VOA reporter, team with batons

Incident Details

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

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

KPCC/LAist reporter shot in throat with rubber bullet while covering protests in Long Beach

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Long Beach, California
Targets: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez (KPCC-FM/LAist)

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

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