Antonio Mays Jr.
Coverage of Antonio Mays Jr. in the Nexus archive.
- Newly discovered witness claims Seattle CHOP killing was ‘an execution’
A third teen in the car during Antonio Mays Jr.'s killing in Seattle CHOP, who was not interviewed by Seattle Police, described the incident as 'an execution.' The podcast 'We Keep Us Safe' has shared new witness accounts about the event.
- New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest
New video evidence from an 18-month investigation reveals details about the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, showing protesters mistook him for a threat. The findings challenge previous understandings of the incident.
- Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled to Seattle to join the racial justice movement during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP). He was shot and killed there less than a week later, and the case remains unsolved.