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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 2: 'I Believe He Is Going To Snap'

Season 2024 Episode 16 | 40m 52s

Months before the mass shooting in Lewiston that claimed 18 lives, the gunman’s family and friends were desperately trying to get him help. Episode 2 of the ASL-interpreted video of the "Breakdown" podcast examines the numerous opportunities for intervention that could have changed everything and the warnings about his potential for violence, his access to guns and his threats to do harm.

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