American journalist killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, local police say

Brent and Craig Renaud at the Peabody Awards
Brent (center left) and Craig (center right) Renaud at the 2015 Peabody Awards
(Image credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Peabody Awards)

American journalist Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces in Ukraine on Sunday, local police said.

Photos of his body posted on social media by local police show that Renaud — who was in Irpin, north of Kyiv, filming refugees — was shot in the head. Police also posted pictures of his New York Times press badge and U.S. passport.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.