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Magazine reporter grazed by rubber bullet while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Samuel Braslow (Los Angeles Magazine)

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

An LAPD officer hits reporter with crowd-control munition during Lakers celebrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 11, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Samuel Braslow (Beverly Hills Courier)

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

Reporter struck with crowd-control munitions amid Dodgers World Series celebrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Samuel Braslow (Beverly Hills Courier)

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

Beverly Hills Courier reporter detained during LA election-related protest, released without charge

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 4, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Samuel Braslow (Beverly Hills Courier)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Beverly Hills Courier reporter shoved by officers while covering reproductive rights protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 24, 2022
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Samuel Braslow (Beverly Hills Courier)

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