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Family of activist Jacob Johns releases statement about deadly shooting
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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The family of Jacob Johns, the activist and artist who was shot during a peaceful Native gathering in New Mexico, released a statement about the incident that has attracted worldwide attention.
Johns was shot in the chest while trying to protect people who were attending and speaking at the event in Española on September 28. His family said the attack highlighted the ongoing violence that Native peoples have faced on their own lands for centuries.
“For generations, Indigenous Peoples have faced harm, death, and systemic oppression,” the statement shared by The Red Nation read. “Last week’s premeditated shooting is just another historical event in a series of systemic injustices in Indigenous history.”
The family also released photos showing him and his mother in the hospital where he is being treated for his injuries. He has undergone at least one surgery, according to a friend who has set up one online fundraiser, but newer information indicates a long road to recovery.
“After the local hospital was unable to provide the level of care needed, Jacob was flown to a hospital in Albuquerque, where he remains in stable, but critical, condition,” a second online fundraiser reads.
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