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Journalist shoved by Denver police officer

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: David Sachs (Denverite & Colorado Public Radio)

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

In ‘pandemonium,’ photojournalist arrested, held overnight in NYC

Incident Details

Updated on: April 9, 2025
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Adam Gray (SWNS [UK])
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: unlawful assembly

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

June 5, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

MSNBC host struck by rubber bullet while covering protests in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Ali Velshi (MSNBC/MS NOW)

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

Chicago journalist pepper-sprayed in the face while holding up press credentials and screaming ‘Press!’

Incident Details

Updated on: October 23, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Case number: 1:20-cv-03422
Targets: Jonathan Ballew (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Unidentified man attacks Reuters photographer with crowbar during Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Lucas Jackson (Reuters)

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

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

Photojournalist, colleague, robbed at gunpoint after documenting Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Stephen Lam (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Getty photojournalist and colleague robbed at gunpoint after documenting Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2

Computer, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist demands response as to why she was shot with projectile when her press gear was visible

Incident Details

Updated on: November 16, 2021
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Case number: 3:21-cv-01028
Targets: Sarah Belle Lin (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Police fire projectiles at NBC News correspondent during Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Cal Perry (NBC News)

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

KATV reporter assaulted on air amid Little Rock protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Targets: Shelby Rose (KATV)

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

Photojournalist shot with rubber bullet while covering Baltimore protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Timothy Wolfer (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit with police baton while photographing protests in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sam Trilling (Freelance)

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

Reporter on assignment for New York Times targeted by law enforcement with tear gas, foam projectiles at Dallas protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Marina Trahan Martinez (The New York Times)

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

Photojournalist struck in stomach by projectile during Raleigh protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Targets: Ethan Hyman (The [Raleigh] News & Observer)

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

French videographer arrested with colleague for curfew violation in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Updated on: August 13, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mathieu Derrien (TF1 [France])

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

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

Police fire pepper balls at photographer in Buffalo, make grab for camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Buffalo, New York
Targets: Andrew Jasiura (Freelance)

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

Camera equipment stolen from Chicago Tribune photographer during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Erin Hooley (Chicago Tribune)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Two Wisconsin reporters caught in tear gas, pepper spray while reporting on Madison protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Molly Beck (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), Lawrence Andrea (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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French television correspondent arrested for curfew violation in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Updated on: July 22, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Amandine Atalaya (TF1 [France])

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

CNN political commentator arrested by NYPD after identifying himself as press

Incident Details

Updated on: November 29, 2023
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-01362
Targets: Keith Boykin (Freelance)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Traffic violation: walking on the highway

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 14, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 9, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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