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Denver police train a less-lethal rifle at Colorado Public Radio reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Esteban Hernandez (Denverite & Colorado Public Radio)

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

KMBC 9 News vehicle vandalized during Kansas City protests on May 31

Incident Details

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

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

Univision reporters hit with pepper ball rounds during Vegas protests

Incident Details

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

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

Reporter covering protests for Las Vegas Review-Journal struck by projectiles

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Shea Johnson (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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

Public radio reporters shot with pepper balls while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Ryland Barton (Kentucky Public Radio)

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers threaten cameraman for German outlet

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Stefan Simons (Deutsche Welle [Germany])

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers push Canadian journalist amid protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Philippe Leblanc (Radio Canada)

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers shoot at CBS news crew in Minneapolis

Incident Details

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

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

Broadcast photojournalist hit with pepper balls and tear gas during Tulsa protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Jacob Aranda (KTUL)

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

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

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