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AP photojournalist assaulted during Capitol riot

Incident Details

Updated On: April 14, 2023
Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: John Minchillo (The Associated Press)

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

Photojournalist threatened with weapon while covering Lakers championship celebrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 11, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Christian Monterrosa (The Associated Press)

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

Photojournalist hit with flash-bang grenade, pushed into bush at Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nathan Howard (The Associated Press)

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

AP photojournalist assaulted by bystander during event in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 4, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Matt Rourke (The Associated Press)

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

NYPD shoves AP photojournalist, preventing protest coverage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: May-E Wong (The Associated Press)

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

AP video journalist shoved by NYPD, prevented from covering protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Robert Bumsted (The Associated Press)

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

Reporters chased out of Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Park by officers in riot gear

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Hunter Walker (Yahoo News), Mike Balsamo (The Associated Press)

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AP reporter struck with projectile during Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: John Minchillo (The Associated Press)

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

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