Embedded: We Keep Us Safe — Evidence from Episode 8

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Published July 30, 2026 at 9:49 AM EDT

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Video: Police Approach the Crime Scene

WARNING: This video contains explicit language.

June 29, 2020: Bodycam footage captures SPD officers monitoring the crime scene from blocks away, after Antonio Mays Jr. and Robert West have been shot and transported to medical care. Following instructions from a commander, these officers ultimately walk away without securing the scene. Police return in the morning.

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