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Throughline · July 19, 2026 · 3m

We Keep Us Safe

Sydney Brownstone, Will James
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Throughline features an eight-part investigative series from NPR's Embedded podcast about the unsolved killing of Antonio Mays Jr., a teenager who traveled to Seattle in summer 2020 to join racial justice protests following George Floyd's death. Hosted by Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW in partnership with NPR's Embedded, the series surfaces crucial evidence and eyewitness accounts in a case that remains open.

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Editorial

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Unsolved Youth Deaths in Police Action Context
Antonio Mays Jr., a teenager who traveled to Seattle to participate in 2020 racial justice protests, was killed less than a week after arriving, with his case remaining unsolved.
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Investigative Journalism as Accountability Mechanism
A collaboration between local journalists and national investigative platform reopens and reexamines an unsolved case through systematic evidence gathering and eyewitness testimony.
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Youth Vulnerability in Activist Movements
Young people traveling long distances to participate in social movements expose themselves to unknown risks and vulnerabilities, as illustrated by Antonio Mays Jr.'s fatal experience.
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Misc

✧Antonio Mays Jr. traveled 1,000 miles to participate in the racial justice movement
✧He was killed less than a week after arriving in Seattle
✧The case remains unsolved despite investigation
✧Collaboration between local journalists and national investigative team
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