A teen was killed at a Seattle protest. New video evidence shows what happened

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A 16-year-old Black teen, Antonio Mays Jr., was fatally shot at Seattle's CHOP protest zone in June 2020 after arriving to join racial justice protests.
New video evidence shows the stolen white Jeep he was in was fired upon first by protesters, with no gunshots detected from the Jeep.
CHOP was a police-free zone where armed volunteer security emerged after officers abandoned a precinct due to protests over George Floyd's murder.
The shooting occurred after the Jeep circled the encampment, causing panic; protesters fired at it, then shot the occupants at close range after a crash.
No arrests have been made in the killing, and the crime scene was tampered with by protesters who removed evidence.
Antonio's family and investigators continue to seek witnesses and accountability, but police say the case remains unsolved due to lack of cooperation.

A federal agent killed undocumented Mexican man Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a Houston traffic stop, with DHS claiming he 'weaponized his vehicle' against an officer, though no evidence was provided.
Three witnesses—Araujo's brother and two employees—were detained by ICE and are allegedly being pressured to sign self-deportation orders, potentially silencing their eyewitness accounts of the shooting.
Araujo had lived in the U.S. for 35 years, owned a business, and was applying for legal protections, with no known criminal record, casting doubt on DHS's version of events.

The family of Tyrin Johnson, shot by Tennessee National Guard, demands video release to verify police claims.
Democrats and ACLU call for transparent investigation and disbanding of federal task force in Memphis.
Tyrin Johnson had no major criminal history and was a university student with future plans in family business.

Surveillance cameras, specifically Flock Safety ALPRs, were forcibly removed and destroyed in Auburn, California.
The cameras, used by law enforcement to log license plates and track vehicles, were either found water-damaged or remain missing.
Incidents of vandalism against such cameras are not isolated, raising debates over privacy versus public safety.

A Casa Grande email lists the monitoring of a student protest at City Hall as a recent win for its camera system.
The system helped locate missing or endangered individuals and allowed police to identify parties and monitor activity before patrol arrived.
The email's description contradicts public claims that cameras only track vehicles, as it details uses involving people, suspects, and protesters.

The US Department of Justice is prosecuting an Atlanta resident for having GrapheneOS on his phone, linked to the Cop City protest movement, under a statute making it a crime to destroy property to prevent seizure.
Experts say this may be the first time the law has targeted the privacy-focused operating system, raising concerns about criminalizing such technology.
Sam Tunick was stopped at Atlanta airport after being placed on a terrorism watchlist due to alleged ties to the Cop City opposition; he was interrogated without a warrant or access to a lawyer.

A federal agent killed undocumented Mexican man Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a Houston traffic stop, with DHS claiming he 'weaponized his vehicle' against an officer, though no evidence was provided.
Three witnesses—Araujo's brother and two employees—were detained by ICE and are allegedly being pressured to sign self-deportation orders, potentially silencing their eyewitness accounts of the shooting.
Araujo had lived in the U.S. for 35 years, owned a business, and was applying for legal protections, with no known criminal record, casting doubt on DHS's version of events.

The family of Tyrin Johnson, shot by Tennessee National Guard, demands video release to verify police claims.
Democrats and ACLU call for transparent investigation and disbanding of federal task force in Memphis.
Tyrin Johnson had no major criminal history and was a university student with future plans in family business.

Surveillance cameras, specifically Flock Safety ALPRs, were forcibly removed and destroyed in Auburn, California.
The cameras, used by law enforcement to log license plates and track vehicles, were either found water-damaged or remain missing.
Incidents of vandalism against such cameras are not isolated, raising debates over privacy versus public safety.

A Casa Grande email lists the monitoring of a student protest at City Hall as a recent win for its camera system.
The system helped locate missing or endangered individuals and allowed police to identify parties and monitor activity before patrol arrived.
The email's description contradicts public claims that cameras only track vehicles, as it details uses involving people, suspects, and protesters.

The US Department of Justice is prosecuting an Atlanta resident for having GrapheneOS on his phone, linked to the Cop City protest movement, under a statute making it a crime to destroy property to prevent seizure.
Experts say this may be the first time the law has targeted the privacy-focused operating system, raising concerns about criminalizing such technology.
Sam Tunick was stopped at Atlanta airport after being placed on a terrorism watchlist due to alleged ties to the Cop City opposition; he was interrogated without a warrant or access to a lawyer.

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