Claim 397

Tirado said pursuing the case had been worthwhile despite the city's denial of wrongdoing.

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

Statement: Tirado said pursuing the case had been worthwhile despite the city's denial of wrongdoing.
Field: status
Value: Settlement reached without admission of wrongdoing
About: incident 2020-minneapolis-police-blind-photojournalist-linda-tirado
Source: Freelance photojournalist permanently blinded, others assaulted during Minneapolis protests
Publisher: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020-05-29

Quotation from the source

I did the right thing. Any time you as a member of the press are covering people who are hurting, it is worth it.