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We Keep Us Safe: Who Killed Antonio Mays Jr.?

 

Focus: We Keep Us Safe

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 i… 
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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, Will James and David Gutman investigate what really happened the night Antonio died.

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Focus: We Keep Us Safe

New Season "We Keep Us Safe" starting September 21, 2026. In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old A… 

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