A new investigative podcast uncovers new evidence in death of young BLM protester

NPR | By Ailsa Chang,

Will James, Sydney Brownstone

Published August 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM EDT

"We Keep Us Safe," a new investigative podcast series from Embedded, uncovered new evidence in the 2020 shooting death of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. -- a killing that remains unsolved.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Will James

Will James is the co-host of “We Keep Us Safe” from NPR’s Embedded podcast and a reporter and producer for KUOW in Seattle.

Sydney Brownstone

Sydney Brownstone is an investigative reporter at The Seattle Times and co-host of “We Keep Us Safe” from NPR’s Embedded podcast.

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