Claim 396

A federal judge found the pattern of similar incidents involving other journalists plausibly suggested officers had an improper practice of firing on identified press.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A federal judge found the pattern of similar incidents involving other journalists plausibly suggested officers had an improper practice of firing on identified press.
Field: status
Value: Court finds a plausible pattern of targeting journalists
About: incident 2020-minneapolis-police-blind-photojournalist-linda-tirado
Source: Minneapolis settles lawsuit with Linda Tirado, journalist blinded in one eye during May 2020 unrest
Publisher: Minnesota Reformer
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-05-26

Quotation from the source

the allegations plausibly suggest an unconstitutional custom carried out by (Minneapolis Police) officers of targeting journalists for unlawful reprisals.