Will James
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But Will and I couldn't shake this feeling that there was more to what happened.
One of the complaints that was filed this week is by a father who lost his son.
Antonio Mays Jr.
was 16 years old.
In 2023, Antonio's dad, Antonio Mays Sr., filed a lawsuit that told a different story.
He said his son wasn't attacking CHOP.
The lies that those people up there told about my son
angered me so much.
He said Antonio Jr.
had actually come to Seattle to join the protest, to be part of the civil rights movement of his generation.
You know, he went to take a stand and I, you know, I had to be proud of him for having the courage for that.
And he said whoever shot Antonio...
didn't act in self-defense, but killed him in cold blood.
I'm not a legal professional, but I think it's common knowledge that it's not legal to allow vigilantes to police their own zone.
Some of the questions we'd been asking ourselves from the beginning came rushing back.
Who was Antonio Mays Jr.
?
And if he did come to Seattle to protest, how did he end up as someone protesters felt they needed to defend themselves against?
Was whoever shot Antonio really protecting the protest?
And why do we still not know who they are or their motives all these years later?