NPR News6/18/2026Crime1 min readUnited States
Antonio Mays Jr. Case: Unsolved Shooting at Seattle's CHOP
An eight-part series investigating the death of a young activist.
Quick Look
- Antonio Mays Jr., 16, traveled to Seattle in summer 2020 to join the CHOP racial justice movement.
- He was shot and killed there less than a week later.
- The case remains unsolved, and this series will investigate key figures, eyewitnesses, and new evidence.
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Why It Matters
Antonio Mays Jr. traveled to Seattle in 2020 to join the racial justice movement and was killed during the CHOP protests. His case remains unsolved.
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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, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.
In this eight-part series, join us as we track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public.
Open Questions
- Who shot Antonio Mays Jr.?
- What evidence has not been made public?
- What happened the night of the shooting?
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This article was originally published by NPR News.
