# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-minneapolis-police-blind-photojournalist-linda-tirado)
- Source: Freelance photojournalist permanently blinded, others assaulted during Minneapolis protests. https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/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.

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