New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest

Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and how protesters mistook him for a threat.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8192x5290+0+0/resize/8192x5290!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F28%2Ffcd77d114afa971a6751158e51ce%2F243a2268.JPG' alt='Antonio Mays Sr. holds a picture of himself and his son, Antonio Mays Jr., in Superior Court at the King County Courthouse in Seattle on Dec. 10, 2025.'/><p>Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and how protesters mistook him for a threat.</p><p>(Image credit: Ellen M. Banner)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-133360' />