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In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case
In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.
In this eight-part series, join us as we track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public.
In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there.
When 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. was shot and killed inside Seattle's CHOP protest zone in 2020, protesters claimed self-defense. For years, that version of events went unchallenged. Reporters Sydney Brownstone and Will James investigate what really happened the night Antonio died.
In the summer of 2020, protests are happening all across the country. But Seattle is different. A confrontation between protestors and police outside a precinct leads to the birth of CHOP. A thousand miles away, Antonio Mays Jr. hears about what's happening in Seattle. He was shot and killed there three weeks later.
Watch excerpts from videos capturing the night of the shooting.
Reporting: Sydney Brownstone, Will James and David Gutman Production: Adelina Lancianese, Dan Girma and Abby Wendle with Liana Simstrom Editing: Luis Trelles, Laura Greanias and Katie Simon Additional Reporting & Production: Omari Salisbury, Greg Scruggs, David Gutherz and Sarah Wyman Research: Dania Suleman and Miyoko Wolf Mastering: Robert Rodriguez and Jimmy Keely Standards, Editorial Review & Legal Support: Tony Cavin, Nadia Lancy, Johannes Doerge, Micah Ratner and Kathy George Technical Support: Darrius Cook and Rob Harris NPR Leadership: Katie Simon (Showrunner), Irene Noguchi (Executive Producer), Yolanda Sangweni (Vice President for Content) and Tommy Evans (Editor-In-Chief) KUOW Leadership: Brendan Sweeney (Director of New Content) and Marshall Eisen (Chief Content Officer) The Seattle Times Leadership: Laura Greanias (Investigations Editor) and Michele Matassa Flores (Executive Editor)
Design & Development: Alyson Hurt, Brent Jones, Jordan Postma, Sergio Romano, and Russell Gossett Visual Editing: Emily Bogle, Shaun Martin and Frank Mina Video Team: Tsering Bista, Megan Farmer, Nick Michael, John Poole and Sam Melbourneweaver Audience Engagement: Arielle Retting and Ameera Butt Writing & Editing: Sydney Brownstone, Laura Greanias, Dan Girma, David Gutman, Will James, Adelina Lancianese, Katie Simon, Luis Trelles, Abby Wendle
