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Spectrum News 13 photographer shot while reporting; reporter killed

Incident Details

Updated On: March 10, 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

Spectrum News 13 reporter killed, photographer shot while reporting

Incident Details

Updated On: March 10, 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

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

Community news 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: Wendi Winters (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

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

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

Student photojournalist arrested, equipment seized during LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: September 18, 2022
Date of Incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-08378
Targets: Pablo Unzueta (Daily 49er)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Mar. 1, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Storage device, 1

Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

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