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Photojournalist, colleague, robbed at gunpoint after documenting Oakland protests

Incident Details

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

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

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)

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2

Computer, 1

Assailant →: Private individual
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)

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2

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

Photojournalist’s credentials stolen during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Rodier (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Press identification, 1

Reporter punched during protest in Delaware; iPhone stolen

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Sean Greene (WDEL-FM)

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

WDEL journalist’s phone stolen during Facebook Live stream

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Mike Phillips (WDEL-FM)

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

NBC10 journalists attacked during live coverage of protests — earpiece stolen

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Andrew Hyman (WHEC NBC 10)

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

Equipment Broken →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Cameraman, news crew chased from Baltimore protest, later assaulted and robbed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: J. Thomas Fisher (WBFF Fox 45)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1

Live unit, 1

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