We Keep Us Safe: The Sentinels
EPISODE 7: The hunt for Antonio’s killer leads us to a mysterious security group called the Sentinels. For the first time, former members speak about their operation at CHOP and describe the person th...
16 Jul 41min
We Keep Us Safe: Inside the White Jeep
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...
16 Jul 36min
We Keep Us Safe: The Chase
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 th...
9 Jul 36min
We Keep Us Safe: Pocket’s World
EPISODE 4: Who was Antonio Mays Jr.? What was he up to at CHOP? A deep dive into Antonio’s last few weeks leads to perplexing rumors, new details about the night he was killed and conversations with t...
2 Jul 38min
We Keep Us Safe: This Ain’t Coachella
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...
25 Jun 34min
We Keep Us Safe: The Standoff
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. ...
18 Jun 39min
We Keep Us Safe: Who Killed Antonio Mays Jr.?
EPISODE 1: 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. Repor...
11 Jun 34min
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 Protest...
4 Jun 2min
