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Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
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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.
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.
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.
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Introducing "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
We Keep Us Safe: The Standoff
Evidence
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ADDITIONAL READING
- NPR: 'Remember Who We're Fighting For': The Uneasy Existence Of Seattle's Protest Camp (June 18, 2020)
- The Seattle Times: 'Everybody down!': What happened at the shooting that killed a teenager and led to CHOP's shutdown (July 8, 2020)
- The Seattle Times: Five years after CHOP in Seattle, teen's death is without answers (March 26, 2025)
PODCAST CREDITS
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)
DIGITAL CREDITS
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
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Special thanks to Ashley Dorelus, Marcus Kulik, Joey Wieser and Omari Salisbury at Converge Media for providing video footage.
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The Seattle Times (ORG)
Antonio Mays Jr. (PERSON)
Seattle (LOCATION)
the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (ORG)
The Seattle Times We Keep Us Safe: The Standoff Evidence (ORG)
Protest Camp (LOCATION)
Sydney Brownstone (LOCATION)
Will James (PERSON)
David Gutman (PERSON)
Adelina Lancianese (PERSON)
Dan Girma (PERSON)
Abby Wendle (PERSON)