It's been a disorienting week in Seattle, but at least we can be grateful that the discourse on social media has been completely normal

There's much more detail about what led to Antonio Mays' death and the identity of the suspected shooter in the podcast we made about this. The final episode just dropped. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/g...

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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...

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ellie lockhart (she/they)@eleanor.lockhart.contact · 3d ago

I highly recommend reading this if you want to know exactly how a revolution in this country would go, who would be fighting it, and the moral character of the kinds of leftist who arm themselves www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and how protesters mistook him for a threat. n.pr/4pPMxeG

New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest

Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and how protesters mistook him for a threat.

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if you listen to one podcast this year, make it WE KEEP US SAFE by @willjames.bsky.social / @sydbrownstone.bsky.social this is a hard, complicated story to tell. will, sydney and david gutman do an incredible service for us all putting the pieces together. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/g...

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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...

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The fatal shooting of a teenager at a protest in Seattle has remained unsolved for 6 years. "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR’s Embedded, @kuow.org and @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social uncovers new evidence and witnesses who say they’ve never talked to police. All episodes available now. npr.org/CHOP

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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...

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Tomorrow, in the final episode of We Keep Us Safe, we reveal our findings on who killed Antonio Mays Jr. at CHOP in 2020 — and how a protest for Black lives became such a dangerous place for a Black 16-year-old. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/g...

Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times

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...

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Incredible audio reporting series, nearing its finale Dark and disturbing, incredibly well-edited, and for those who have experienced these kinds of spaces, important to hear

The killing of 16 yo Antonio Mays Jr. at CHOP has been unsolved for 6 years. Ep 6 has one of the biggest reveals from our year+ investigation: an interview with a witness police never spoke to who had one of the closest views of what happened that night. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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In Episode 6 of We Keep Us Safe, we drop new information that alters our understanding of the night Antonio Mays. Jr. was killed: www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...

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EPISODE 6: An interview with a protester who witnessed the aftermath of the shooting leads to a tip that changes the entire investigation.Support journalism like this by signing up for NPR+ at plus.np...

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Tomorrow, we drop the most explosive information in the unsolved killing of Antonio Mays Jr. since his death. We've been waiting for months to share something that changes our understanding of what happened to Antonio in 2020. It's in Episode 6 of our podcast, We Keep Us Safe.

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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...

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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 remains unsolved.

Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times

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.

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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 remains unsolved.

Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times

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.

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A Black teenager was killed at a BLM protest in Seattle in 2020. Why is his death still unsolved? And who should be held accountable? NPR’s Embedded podcast investigates. Listen: npr.org/CHOP

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EPISODE 5: What really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was killed? Protesters claim he was attacking CHOP and they had to defend themselves. But new evidence from that night turns everything we thought we knew about the shooting upside down.Support journalism like this by signing up for NPR+ at plus.npr.org

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Important podcast if you are looking for a good series and/or want to wonder about what really went down during Seattle’s BLM adjacent autonomous zone occupation pca.st/episode/3909...

Introducing "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times

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…

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Thanks to @theguardian.com for naming our podcast, "We Keep Us Safe," a best podcast of the week.

Throughout our investigation, former protesters have tried to convince us that Antonio Mays Jr. was a gang member or gang initiate who attacked the CHOP protest zone. It's a story that, for some, justifies or excuses the 2020 shooting that killed the 16-year-old...

CHOP is one of the most contested events in Seattle's history. What exactly was the protest camp? Was it innocuous? Triumphant? A disaster? In the latest episode of We Keep Us Safe, we trace CHOP's rise and fall across three weeks in 2020, and the forces that shaped it: www.npr.org/2026/06/18/n...

We Keep Us Safe: This Ain’t Coachella : Embedded

EPISODE 3: After police retreat from their precinct, protesters begin occupying roughly eight blocks of Seattle. It's their attempt at a police-free world. But as rumors spread, fear and paranoia take...

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For three weeks in 2020, a protest encampment transformed one Seattle neighborhood. It ended in tragedy. KUOW reporter Will James and Seattle Times reporter Sydney Brownstone investigate the unsolved killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. on NPR’s Embedded podcast. Listen: npr.org/CHOP

Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times

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.

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Episode 2 of We Keep Us Safe is out today. Here, we trace the origins of Seattle's CHOP zone in the early days of the 2020 protests... and how decisions early on set the stage for Antonio Mays Jr.'s death three weeks later. Listen to it on @npr.org's Embedded podcast: www.npr.org/2026/06/11/n...

We Keep Us Safe: The Standoff : Embedded

EPISODE 2: 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. ...

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If you listened to @npr.org's Up First this weekend, you heard a local Seattle story that's haunted me and my reporting partners for years. Grateful that Up First aired the first episode of We Keep Us Safe, our podcast series investigating the unsolved killing of Antonio Mays Jr.

How an anti-police violence protest ended in a teen’s death : Up First from NPR

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to be part of the racial justice movement. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as C...

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I'm proud that my reporting on the drug market at Seattle's 12th and Jackson has won a national @pmja.bsky.social award in the largest category, as well as a regional Edward R. Murrow @rtdna.bsky.social award. This reporting is sadly still relevant. Listen to it here: www.kuow.org/stories/fent...

A new podcast series from The Seattle Times, KUOW and NPR's "Embedded" investigates the unsolved killing that led to the end of 2020's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.

New podcast on Seattle CHOP deadly shooting features eyewitnesses and unseen evidence

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We'll be uploading evidence, including videos, to our site after each new episode.

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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...

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Will James@willjames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

As reporters who covered 2020 in Seattle, this story haunted us. Black Lives Matter protesters said self-appointed protest security shot a Black teen in self-defense — that he was involved with a gang, attacking the protest. Some praised his killing online: “What a shot!" We always had questions.

A 16-year-old was killed at a Seattle protest in 2020. Protesters claimed they shot him in self-defense. But is that the truth? Listen to “We Keep Us Safe,” a new true crime series from NPR’s Embedded podcast, @kuow.org and @seattletimes.com: n.pr/4e5Bj1C

Six years ago, a 16-year-old was shot and killed at a Black Lives Matter occupy-style protest in Seattle. Early reports from witnesses and protesters said the shooter(s) were self-appointed protest security defending the protest from an attack.

As reporters who covered 2020 in Seattle, this story haunted us. Black Lives Matter protesters said self-appointed protest security shot a Black teen in self-defense — that he was involved with a gang, attacking the protest. Some praised his killing online: “What a shot!" We always had questions.

NPR's award-winning audio documentary podcast Embedded is partnering with The Seattle Times and KUOW to launch We Keep Us Safe, a new series investigating the unsolved homicide of Antonio Mays Jr. The 16-year-old Black teenager was shot and killed inside Seattle's CHOP.

Embedded series 'We Keep Us Safe' investigates teen's killing in 2020 Black Lives Matter protests

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NPR's Embedded to produce We Keep Us Safe, a new series investigating the unsolved homicide of Antonio Mays Jr. https://podnews.net/press-release/we-keep-us-safe

I'm starting to think that the answers may not be here, on the computer

Today is a really hard day here at NPR. We're losing some good people, including people I'm very close to. The reasons for the layoff are complicated. We lost a lot of federal money, gained a lot of donations, but NPR isn’t sure how sustainable those donations will be in the future.