When Claude Got Shot Film Panel Discussion

Claude Motley thought he’d beaten the odds: a business owner who moved his family from the violence of Milwaukee to the suburbs of Charlotte. Yet there he is on a trip home for a high school reunion: black male victim, 43, shot in the face during a carjacking. Two nights later, Claude’s assailant tries to rob nurse Victoria Davison, but she has a gun and shoots him during the struggle. A rush of guilt overcomes her as she overhears the paramedics – the boy she shot, Nathan King, is only 15 years old.

Nathan’s parents are devastated. They’ve done all the right things, including sending their son to a highly ranked suburban school. Now he’s charged with multiple crimes, and, worse yet, he’s paralyzed waist down.

In a single weekend, three African-American families confront a harsh reality: there’s no escape from gun violence. Our film follows each of their lives through the criminal justice system and on the journey to physical and emotional healing.

You will receive a link to view the film on your own time one week prior to January 20. On January 20 at 7pm, a film panel of specialists from Children’s, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedert, and Moms Demand Action will join featured film subjects Claude Motley and Victoria Adams for a frank & authentic (virtual ) discussion of gun violence & healing and why it matters to Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee and our greater community.

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