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

Months before the Lewiston mass shooting, the gunman’s family & friends were trying to get him help.

Aired 05/08/2025

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

Clip: Season 2024 Episode 16 | 40m 52s

Months before the Lewiston mass shooting, the gunman’s family & friends were trying to get him help.

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.

Aired 05/08/2025

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 1: 'Did We Really Survive This?'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 36m 36s | The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023, was the year's deadliest. (36m 36s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 3: 'Dereliction of Duty'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 39m 33s | How did Army Reserve leaders respond to warning signs about the Lewiston shooter, a reservist? (39m 33s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 4: 'They Controlled It All'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 44m 16s | The politics of guns in Maine and “yellow flag” laws, which shaped the Lewiston response. (44m 16s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 5: 'We're Still Here'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 35m 26s | Four members of Maine's deaf community died in the Lewiston shooting. (35m 26s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 6: 'I Think There's Hope'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 42m 10s | In the Lewiston shooting's aftermath, healing and recovery is taking many forms. (42m 10s)

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Preview: S2024 Ep16 | 32s | Investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it. (32s)

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