9 episodes
AFTERMATH USA TODAY
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4.6 • 27 Ratings
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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.
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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 years old.
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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.
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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 lives down the street from the alleged shooter, who was never tried.
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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 — only to be paralyzed by a bullet.
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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, killing one. She remembers that the shooter looked her in the eye, acknowledging what he was doing just before he pulled the trigger.
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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 shooting was part of a nine-day rampage that began over a stolen bracelet.
Customer Reviews
Amazing thought provoking podcast
I would love to hear more stories, the interviews are thoughtful yet revealing and I only wish that the US Government would hear them. Living in the UK we are lucky that gun crime is illegal and I can’t imagine how ordinary it seems to carry a gun in the US. You need a license to drive a car yet it seems anyone can purchase a gun, it just seems crazy and society does not need them, just look at all the other countries in the world where they are illegal. For a country that claims to be progressive it’s like they are living by constitutions created in another time and not willing to let go. I hope one day change can come.
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The first two of this podcast were enjoyable, number 3 was a nightmare as I could barely understand a word Michael Green uttered.....I just can't be doing with all the gangsta' stuff. I packed it in when it was more of the same-I've no interest in gangs of kids shooting each other up.