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Getty photojournalist’s camera damaged by rubber bullets at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 14, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Scott Olson (Getty Images)

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Lens hood, 1

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

Photojournalist assaulted while covering Andrew Yang mayoral campaign

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 26, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)

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

Photojournalist surrounded, threatened with weapon, while filming Oregon fires

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 10, 2020
Location: Estacada, Oregon
Targets: Nathan Howard (Getty Images)

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

Getty photojournalist struck in head with rubber bullet during Kenosha protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Targets: Scott Olson (Getty Images)

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

Photojournalist hit twice with pepper balls while covering a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nathan Howard (Getty Images)

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

Getty photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 28, 2021
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
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

Laptop, 1

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

Photojournalist struck in the head by rubber bullet while covering Puerto Rico protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 17, 2019
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)

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

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