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Pennsylvania cameraman struck by pellet gun on assignment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 11, 2023
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 28 (WFMZ-TV 69 News)

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

Philadelphia news crew shot at with pellets during live broadcast

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Shawnette Wilson (WTXF-TV FOX29 News)

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

Spectrum News 13 reporter killed, photographer shot while reporting

Incident Details

Updated On: March 30, 2023
Date of Incident: February 22, 2023
Location: Pine Hills, Florida
Targets: Dylan Lyons (Spectrum News 13)

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

Spectrum News 13 photographer shot while reporting; reporter killed

Incident Details

Updated On: March 30, 2023
Date of Incident: February 22, 2023
Location: Pine Hills, Florida
Targets: Jesse Walden (Spectrum News 13)

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

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

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