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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. In this eight-part series, first published on NPR's Embedded, KUOW's Will James and The Seattle Times' Sydney Brownstone track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public. We Keep Us Safe is a joint production of KUOW, The Seattle Times, and NPR's Embedded. Focus is KUOW's home for immersive audio documentaries. Each season zooms in on a single story that challenges commonly held narratives about life in the Pacific Northwest and reveals something bigger about American society. Series include Adults in the Room and the Peabody-nominated Lost Patients.
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- 2 weeks agonarrative48 min7-min read
We Keep Us Safe: Circles of Silence
The final episode of We Keep Us Safe investigates the 2020 killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. during Seattle’s CHOP protest zone, revealing how systemic failures, narrative distortion, and a compromised police investigation left his father, Antonio Sr., without answers — even after a $30 million wrongful death verdict against the city. Despite overwhelming evidence pointing to a specific shooter, accountability remains elusive.
- 2 weeks agonarrative40 min5-min read
We Keep Us Safe: The Sentinels
The episode investigates the 2020 shooting death of Antonio during the CHOP protests in Seattle, focusing on the shadowy security group known as the Sentinels and whether they or an unidentified man named Steve were responsible. Despite new video evidence and interviews with key figures, the identity of the shooter remains unresolved, exposing the chaos, mythmaking, and fractured accountability within the protest’s self-defense apparatus.
- 3 weeks agonarrative36 min5-min read
We Keep Us Safe: Inside the White Jeep
This episode of We Keep Us Safe investigates the unsolved 2020 killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. during Seattle’s CHOP protests, uncovering new witness testimony that challenges the long-held narrative that the teens in the white Jeep were armed and attacking the encampment. The episode reveals a cover-up of evidence and systemic failure to pursue justice for a Black teenager.
- 3 weeks agonarrative36 min5-min read
We Keep Us Safe: The Chase
The episode investigates the 2020 killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. during Seattle’s CHOP protests, revealing new video evidence that challenges the long-held narrative that he and a friend were active shooters threatening protesters. Instead, it suggests they were victims of a chaotic, possibly misdirected response by armed vigilantes.
- 4 weeks agonarrative38 min5-min read
We Keep Us Safe: Pocket's World
This episode of We Keep Us Safe investigates the final days and controversial death of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., a Black teen killed during the 2020 CHOP protest zone in Seattle, exploring how rumors, identity, and trauma shaped the narrative around his life and death. It reveals a complex portrait of a sensitive, idealistic youth caught in a volatile moment, whose artistic spirit and political hopes were overshadowed by speculation and violence.
- Sep 28, 2026narrative34 min5-min read
We Keep Us Safe: This Ain’t Coachella
This episode of We Keep Us Safe investigates the transformation of Seattle’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) from a hopeful, community-driven space into a volatile zone marked by fear, misinformation, and violence, culminating in the unsolved killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. The story reveals how internal contradictions, police deception, and escalating tensions unraveled a movement built on mutual aid and racial justice.
- Sep 24, 2026narrative38 min6-min read
We Keep Us Safe: The Standoff
This episode of We Keep Us Safe investigates the tragic death of Antonio Mays Jr., a 19-year-old Black teenager from Los Angeles who traveled to Seattle in 2020 to join the racial justice protests, only to be fatally shot in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone. The episode traces how a series of decisions by police and protesters — from the violent standoff on Pink Umbrella Day to the abandonment of the East Precinct — created the conditions that led to his death.
- Sep 21, 2026narrative35 min5-min read
We Keep Us Safe: Who Killed Antonio Mays Jr.?
The podcast investigates the unsolved 2020 killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., a Black teenager from Southern California who traveled to Seattle to join the racial justice protests at CHOP (Capitol Hill Organized Protest), only to be shot and killed under disputed circumstances. Despite years of silence and a wall of secrecy from both protesters and police, the series uncovers new evidence and challenges the dominant narrative that protesters acted in self-defense.
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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. In this eight-part series, first published on NPR's Embedded, KUOW's Will James and The Seattle Times' Sydney Brownstone track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public. We Keep Us Safe is a joint production of KUOW, The Seattle Times, and NPR's Embedded. Focus is KUOW's home for immersive audio documentaries. Each season zooms in on a single story that challenges commonly held narratives about life in the Pacific Northwest and reveals something bigger about American society. Series include Adults in the Room and the Peabody-nominated Lost Patients.
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