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A chronological list of police brutality incidents during BLM protests 2020

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Incident ID #Upload DateIncident dateDescriptionVictim CategorySource URLCityLat.Long.Location PrecisionViolation type 1Violation type 2Violation type 3NetworkReporterLE Agency #1
126/05/20205/26/2020A reporter is hit in the leg with a "less-lethal" projectile.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/AndrewMannix/status/1265756101057957890Minneapolis, MN44.94792-93.23615Estimated"Less-Lethal" RoundStar TribuneAndy MannixMinneapolis PD
26/26/20205/27/2020Officers shoot a civilian from a roof with a "less-lethal" round. The civilian is standing in the street unarmed.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/JaredGoyette/status/1276564826630782979Minneapolis, MN44.948389-93.23486Confirmed"Less-Lethal" RoundTear GasMinneapolis PD
327/05/20205/28/2020Reporter is hit in the chest with a rubber bullet.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/maxnesterak/status/1265863514754813952Minneapolis, MN44.94852-93.23458Estimated"Less-Lethal" RoundMinnesota ReformerMax NesterakUnknown
424/05/20205/28/2020Police officers shoot the reporter with pepper balls.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/N_Waters89/status/1267098540645498881Denver, CO39.73928-104.986199Generalised"Less-Lethal" RoundDenver PostHyoung ChangDenver PD
55/27/20205/28/2020Goyette is hit in the eye with an undisclosed object, and tear-gassed.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/JaredGoyette/status/1265786797650558976?s=20Minneapolis, MN44.949214-93.233619EstimatedTear GasFreelanceJared GoyetteUnknown
65/30/20205/29/2020A civilian is trampled by an officer's horse.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/vikthewild/status/1266538354939756544?s=20Houston, TX29.755111-95.367585ConfirmedPhysical AssaultHouston PD
75/30/20205/29/2020An unarmed civilian is shoved to the curb by an officer. Further reports claim the incident prompted a seizure that put the civilian in the emergency room.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/JasonLemon/status/1266529475757510656New York City, NY40.683244-73.977563ConfirmedPhysical AssaultNew York PD
85/30/20205/29/2020Officers in a moving vehicle open their passenger side door into a civilian standing in the bike lane.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/NickAtNews/status/1266537738364477446New York City, NY40.6859999-73.9594372ConfirmedPhysical AssaultNew York PD
95/30/20205/29/2020A number of civilians are beaten by officers with batons.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/j0ncampbell/status/1266514356071735296New York City, NY40.683405-73.976917ConfirmedPhysical AssaultNew York PD
105/30/20205/29/2020Civilians are repeatedly pushed by officers. Two of the civilians are pushed to the floor.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/bridgetkbennett/status/1266561128185819136Las Vegas, NV36.1147818-115.1727395ConfirmedPhysical AssaultLas Vegas Metropolitan PD
115/30/20205/29/2020A civilian is pepper-sprayed in the face and torso by an officer.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/_isabel_a/status/1266580681251000321Fort Wayne, IN41.0805298-85.1391359ConfirmedPepper SprayFort Wayne PD
125/29/20205/29/2020Civilians are indiscriminately sprayed with pepper spray from the window of a police vehicle as it drives by.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/stribrooks/status/1266186985041022976Minneapolis, MN44.979727-93.272487ConfirmedPepper SprayMinneapolis PD
135/30/20205/29/2020Officers detonate flash-bang grenades from roof into a peaceful crowd of unarmed civilians.Civilianhttps://www.facebook.com/1462345700/posts/10220863688809651/?d=nMinneapolis, MN44.9483222-93.2340913Confirmed"Less-Lethal" Round
145/30/20205/29/2020Officers on a roof-top fire flash-bang grenades into a crowd of civilians before one civilian in the neck with a rubber bullet. Officers then continue detonating more flash-bang grenades from the roof.Civilianhttps://www.facebook.com/1462345700/posts/10220863812572745/?d=nMinneapolis, MN44.9483222-93.2340913Confirmed"Less-Lethal" Round
155/30/20205/29/2020An officer with a bicycle uses the bicycle to push over a civilian.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/Brittm_tv/status/1266497944796225538 , https://twitter.com/yourfavSW/status/1266797589170708480Atlanta, GA33.7572575-84.3944795ConfirmedPhysical AssaultAtlanta PD
165/30/20205/29/2020An officer charges towards a civilian who is backing away and hits the civilian in the face.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/joeguillen/status/1266563974658744321Detroit, MI42.3312069-83.0435312ConfirmedPhysical AssaultDetroit PD
175/31/20205/29/2020An officer shouts "shut up, bitch!" at a civilian, before firing a "less-lethal" round into a crowd. The same officer is seen shortly before, bouncing back and forth, smiling, licking their lips. An officer refers to a civilian audibly as a "motherfucker".Civilianhttps://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266871141269987331 , https://twitter.com/bowiezamudio/status/1266598285206106113 , https://twitter.com/bowiezamudio/status/1266765863111127040San Jose, CA37.3389328-121.8847294ConfirmedIntimidation"Less-Lethal" RoundSan Jose PD
185/30/20205/29/2020A car is stopped at an intersection and the driver is demonstrating with a group of officers stood at the other side of the road. The driver tells the officers his pregnant girlfriend is also in the vehicle - which he claims they have just fired at. The officers then fire a number of "less-lethal" rounds at the vehicle.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/Mr_Blue_sky_II/status/1266630635956789248Denver, CO39.739991-104.98755Confirmed"Less-Lethal" RoundDenver PD
195/30/20205/29/2020An civilian is walking down a sidewalk with their back to the police and an officer pepper-sprays the civilians head from behind.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/lalaitskelcey2/status/1266821476122058752?s=20Columbus, OH39.962149-83.00013ConfirmedPepper SprayColumbus PD
205/31/20205/29/2020Officers fire rubber bullets into a crowd with minors, without warning or telling anyone to disperse.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/roebotwriter/status/1266891873710305280Los Angeles, CA34.052719-118.244141Confirmed"Less-Lethal" Round
215/31/20205/29/2020Officers pepper-spray and handcuff NYC Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie and Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson.Civilianhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CA1C-46BHxA/?igshid=1cr74ngn0f84kNew York City, NY40.6826465-73.9776096Self-ReportedPepper Spray
225/29/20205/29/2020Officers indiscriminately use pepper spray against a crowd.Civilianhttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1137997739900780&id=100010716946743&_rdrColumbus, OH39.96259-83.00066ConfirmedPepper SprayPhysical Assault
236/6/20205/29/2020An officer pepper-sprays a civilian's face.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1269118992540749831Columbus, OH39.962557-83.00066ConfirmedPepper Spray
245/30/20205/29/2020Officers shove a civilian to the ground and beat them while arresting them.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/itsadumbwebsite/status/1266641102213222400Seattle, WA47.599301-122.319995ConfirmedPhysical AssaultSeattle PD
255/30/20205/29/2020CBS news crew caught in tear gas, individual presenter reports that they have been threatened with arrest.Civilianhttps://cbsloc.al/3dlcjkYDallas, TX32.777146-96.803426Self-ReportedTear GasIntimidation
266/1/20205/29/2020Individual having a conversation with police officer in a car, asking why they are being gassed. Pepper spray goes off behind them.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/SheriffErinFogg/status/1267279365752184835Fort Wayne, IN41.079475-85.138309ConfirmedPepper Spray
2729/05/20205/29/2020Reporter and crew are arrested while reporting live.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/NickGjerde/status/1266311406649061377Minneapolis, MN44.948388-93.234033ConfirmedArrest/DetentionCNNOmar Jimenez / Leonel Mendez / Bill KirkosMinnesota State Patrol
2829/05/20205/29/2020Tear gas is fired during a protest in Minneapolis, catching the journalists in its cloud.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/N_Waters89/status/1266678561953415169Minneapolis, MN44.949602-93.235055ConfirmedTear GasCBS NewsUnclear (possibly Jeff Peques)National Guard
2930/05/20205/29/2020A group of officers shove journalists and a civilian they are interviewing into a building.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1266652249650016257Minneapolis, MN44.9484-93.28754ConfirmedPhysical AssaultUnicorn RiotNico (?)Unknown
3028/05/20205/29/2020A police officer pointed a weapon at Baran and Freemark. Baran identifies herself as a journalist but the officer does not lower his weapon, and so Baran and Freemark flee the area.Journalisthttps://twitter.com/madeleinebaran/status/1266610933071138816Minneapolis, MN44.94495-93.27787Self-ReportedIntimidationAPM ReportsMadeleine Baran / Samara FreemarkMinneapolis PD
315/30/20205/29/2020Police throws what appears to be flash-bang grenade towards protesters.Journalisthttps://vm.tiktok.com/Jj715wK/Denver, CO39.738451-104.984834Confirmed"Less-Lethal" RoundDenver PD
326/3/20205/29/2020A reporter is broadcasting live from outside the Jefferson County Courthouse when they and their team are shot at with pepper pellets, despite their press credentials and equipment were clearly in sight.Journalisthttps://www.wave3.com/2020/05/29/lmpd-officer-fires-pepper-balls-wave-news-reporter-photographer-during-louisville-protest/Louisville, KY38.254129-85.759728Confirmed"Less-Lethal" RoundPepper SprayWave 3Kaitlin RustLouisville Metropolitan PD
338/30/20205/29/2020Officers fire tear gas and spray pepper spray at the civilian recording them.Civilianhttps://twitter.com/wyattreed13/status/1299914900228235265Washington, DC38.900235-77.035266ConfirmedTear GasIntimidationPepper SprayDC Metropolitan PD

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