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Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2022
Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Tim Evans (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Journalist detained, shoved while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: J.D. Duggan (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist detained, ‘tackled’ by law enforcement in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Joshua Rashaad McFadden (The New York Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Photojournalist for New York Times thrown to ground, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (The New York Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Camera, 1

Social media journalists detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 14, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Naasir Akailvi (The Neighborhood Reporter)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: External microphone, 1

Battery pack, 1

Local social media journalists detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 14, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Tracy Gunapalan (The Neighborhood Reporter)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photographer arrested, cited while covering Brooklyn Center protests

Incident Details

Updated On: May 21, 2021
Date of Incident: April 13, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Adam Gray (South West News Service)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Dropped Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to follow a lawful order
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

CNN producer thrown to the ground, arrested while covering protests in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 13, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Carolyn Sung (CNN)

Arrest Status →: Unknown
Status of Charges →: Unknown
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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