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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. A thousand miles away, Antonio Mays Jr. hears about what's happening in Seattle. He was shot and killed there three weeks later.

By Sydney Brownstone, Will JamesSeattleJune 11, 2026
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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. A thousand miles away, Antonio Mays Jr. hears about what's happening in Seattle. He was shot and killed there three weeks later.

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