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Independent journalist shot with pepper ball at Modesto protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 27, 2022
Location: Modesto, California
Targets: Jake Lee Green (News2Share)

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

Tulsa multimedia journalist shot with pellet gun while preparing for live shot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 16, 2022
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Katie Keleher (KJRH-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Freelance journalist struck with projectiles amid Portland demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 22, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Shane Burley (Truthout)

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

San Antonio TV reporter shot at while covering suspicious fire

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 5, 2021
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Targets: Dillon Collier (KSAT News 12)

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

San Antonio TV video journalist shot at while covering suspicious house fire

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 5, 2021
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Targets: Joshua Saunders (KSAT News 12)

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

Videographer hit with pepper ball while covering demonstration against LASD

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 12, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Videographer hit with crowd-control munitions while covering viral TikTok gathering

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2021
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

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

Photojournalist hit with multiple crowd-control munitions during Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: PJ Docs (Independent)

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

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