A coalition of more than 100 state and national news organizations are calling on state officials in Minnesota to “end the series of police arrests and attacks on credentialed and clearly identifiable journalists in your city in recent days”
Members of the local media also reported incidents, including KTSP reporter Ryan Raiche, who was tear gassed and pepper sprayed, and Star Tribune reporters Chris Serres, who was tear gassed, shot with rubber bullets, and forced to the ground at gunpoint, and his colleague Ryan Faircloth, whose car was shot by rubber bullets, shattering the window and causing lacerations.
“Law enforcement officers do not have legal immunity when they violate clearly established rights under the First Amendment,” the letter from the media coalition states. “The right of the press to document police activity is foundational to our democracy and has long been recognized and protected by the courts.
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