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Independent journalist Jon Ziegler injured by rubber bullet at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 18, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

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

Local newspaper editor shot by police officer in Ohio

Incident Details

Updated On: May 23, 2019
Date of Incident: September 4, 2017
Location: New Carlisle, Ohio
Case number: 3:17-cv-00422
Targets: Andy Grimm (New Carlisle News)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

St. Louis police shoot University of Missouri student journalist with pepper balls

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Davis Winborne

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

AP photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 1, 2018
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Carlos Rivera Giusti (The Associated Press)

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

Independent journalist Zack Stoner shot and killed in Chicago

Incident Details

Updated On: November 3, 2022
Date of Incident: May 30, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Zack Stoner (Independent)

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

Editor killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: January 3, 2023
Date of Incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Gerald Fischman (Capital Gazette)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Sports reporter killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: January 3, 2023
Date of Incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: John McNamara (Capital Gazette)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Columnist killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: January 3, 2023
Date of Incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Rob Hiaasen (Capital Gazette)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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