It stays with you
When a classmate shot Hollan Holm in the head, he handled it with dark humor. But when, more than 20 years later, his daughter described an active sho...
AFTERMATH
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From the Accused podcast team, Aftermath is an episodic look at survivors of gun violence. Two crime reporters travel the country talking to people whose lives changed in the blink of an eye. Their backgrounds, environments and stories all vary, but they share one defining truth: They’ve survived a gunshot.
If you’re a fool at 40
Five bullets, including one to the spine, left Will Thomas paralyzed. More than 10 years later, Will is finally taking some control of his life and lo...
It’s like two lives lost
After attending the funeral of a friend, Ra’Shauna Brown was chatting with other mourners when a gunman opened fire, killing three. Police said the sh...
I was the gatekeeper
At 23 years old, Layla Bush was excited to work her first full-time job after college. Then a politically motivated gunman opened fire at her work, ki...
You’re going back to East Oakland
Javier Arango can’t remember a time when his life wasn’t immersed in violence. Born in conflict-ravaged Colombia, he moved to Oakland for refuge — onl...
I see ‘em every day
Michael Green was just 12 years old when someone opened fire and blasted him in the arm while he played basketball near his house. Police say he still...
Some people have a spirit of resilience
Neglectful parents, and neighbors who looked the other way, set the stage for Clai Lasher-Sommers’ stepfather to shoot her in the back when she was 13...
I wasn’t going to leave her
Best friends Carmen Alegria and Angelica Soto did everything together — and that includes saving each other from a gunman on a rampage. See omnystudio...
Coming Soon: Aftermath
We hear all too often about the casualties of gun violence in America. But what about the survivors? Two crime reporters travel the country talking to...