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Dorm life in southern florida, unaware of what happened to her parents the night before unaware that her mother was dead unaware doctors were fighting to save her life. >> reporter: who told you and how? >> i actually got a call from a friend who, said i hope your dad is going to be okay? i just went what? like, maybe, he had a heart attack or something. >> reporter: just out of the blue? >> out of the blue. >> reporter: frantically, melissa called every number she could back home. >> i called m...

Guts were kicked out from the inside. thats about the best description i can -- it -- it hurts your whole soul. >> reporter: as they raced back toward texas, cynthias cell service finally cleared. she called the police and got the confirmation. shelley was dead. so, again, she phoned shauna. >> i had to tell her her little sister was dead on the phone. i needed somebody to be there, to be my -- be me in my place. to be, you know, there if the police needed to ask questions and stuff. somebody ne...

Shelley was dead. so, again, she phoned shauna. >> i had to tell her her little sister was dead on the phone. i needed somebody to be there, to be my -- be me in my place. to be, you know, there if the police needed to ask questions and stuff. somebody needed to be there. so i called her. and of course, i hated to devastate her that way over the phone, but she had to know. >> and i just hit the floor. i couldnt stand up, couldnt do anything, couldnt talk, just shocked. >> reporter: did you have ...

Melissa sutton 19 years old awoke to her new college dorm life in florida unaware of what had happened to her parents the night before. unaware that her mother was dead. unaware that in a miami emergency room doctors were fighting to save her fathers life. >> who told you? >> i actually got a call from a friend who said i hope your dad is going to be okay. i just went what? like, maybe he had a heart attack or something, you know? >> just came out of the blue. >> out of the blue. >> franticly me...

Violence. >> it was a day like any other day. sunset going down on south central. you hear pops thinking they are fireworks. they werent pops. you see the melanin on your brothers skin turn gray. ricardo was his name. can you yall say it with me? >> ricardo. ricardo. ricardo. >> we also heard from maya middleton as a high school freshman what has held up at a convenient store. >> he comes toward me and i couldnt mover. i couldnt breathe. i couldnt talk. i couldnt think. all i remember is seeing ...

She called the police and got the confirmation. shelley was dead. so, again, she phoned shauna. >> i had to tell her her little sister was dead on the phone. i needed somebody to be there, to be my -- be me in my place. to be, you know, there if the police needed to ask questions and stuff. somebody needed to be there. so i called her. and of course, i hated to devastate her that way over the phone, but she had to know. >> and i just hit the floor. i couldnt stand up, couldnt do anything, couldn...

>> it was a day like any other day, sunset going down off el central. you hear pops thinking theyre fireworks. they werent pops, you see the melonen on your brothers skin turn gray. ricardo was his name. can you all say it with me? >> ricardo! >> we also heard from mia middleton, who is a high school freshman was held up at a convenience store. heres her story. >> he comes toward me and i couldnt move. i couldnt breathe. i couldnt talk. i couldnt think. all i remember is seeing dark jeans coming...

At the beginning of the movement. what i will say is we were mindful of the fact that we needed to tell stories that were resonating with people. king said here are the structural issues. were going to tell these stories to point people to how we change the system with the role. this is not about switching places with the oppressor. it is abouteneding oppression. >> what do you hope people take away? >> this is not about one person but many people telling stories altogether. we have new tools no...

I couldnt talk. i couldnt think. all i remember is seeing dark jeans coming toward me. he pulled out this silver pistol and points it in my face and said these words that to this day haunt me and give me nightmares. he said, if you say anything i will find you. and yet im still saying something today. [ cheering and applause ] >> mark, i heard some numbers toe. a young kid from chicago, i heard in the car coming in, the kid -- hes a kid. he gave us the numbers. 5,000 dead kids in chicago alone s...

Sister was dead on the phone. i needed somebody to be there, be my -- be me in my place. to be, you know, there if the police needed to ask questions and stuff. somebody needed to be there. so i called her. and of course, i hated to devastate her that way over the phone, but she had to know. >> and i just hit the floor. i couldnt stand up, couldnt do anything, couldnt talk, just shocked. >> reporter: did you have any idea what happened? >> none. i got to the scene first cause i lived closest to ...