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Seattle CHOP trial: Jury deciding if city is liable in teen’s death
A King County jury is now tasked with deciding whether the city of Seattle bears legal responsibility for the death of Antonio Mays Jr., the 16-year-old whose unsolved killing led to the shutdown of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone in summer 2020.
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CHOP trial begins: Seattle ‘abandoned Antonio Mays Jr.,’ lawyer says
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Victim of unsolved Seattle CHOP killing featured in newly unearthed video
A newly unearthed video has revealed what is likely the last known footage of Antonio Mays Jr. speaking at 2020’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest just days before his death.
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New Seattle CHOP videos contradict city’s narrative in unsolved killing
A father’s civil suit reveals videos that could change how the public views the unsolved, highly politicized death of his son. A trial set for next week could be the public’s last chance for answers.
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Seattle CHOP killing: Lost evidence, official secrecy, a note home
Five years ago in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, a Black teenager was shot and killed in front of dozens of people. The killing and its aftermath — but not who was shooting — were caught on video, livestreamed to the world.
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5 years after CHOP in Seattle, teen’s shooting death is without answers
In the five years since Antonio Mays Jr.’s death, there have been no arrests, no charges filed, no answers. His father is now seeking redress.