I dont think anyone can. Hello, are these on . So much for joining us for this panel. If you want to take a moment to silence your cellphones it would be much appreciated. Thanks so much for joining us. My name is nateblakeslee, ill be your moderator. For ben westhoff book which is called Fentanyl Incorporated how rogue chemists are treating the deadliest waveof the opioid epidemic. Its my pleasure to introduce then. Then is an awardwinning Investigative Reporter who has written several books. Two of which were about the history of rap music, ben was once the music editor for the la weekly both those books were well received as ive been this book. Ben was featured on fresh air as im sure a number of you, this is a fresh haircut and the crowd probably. It was also accepted in the atlantic and has gotten wonderful reviews so help me thank ben for coming to austin texas. Ben and i will discuss the books for probably about 30 minutes and then if anyone wants to leave 15 minutes for q a sop
[inaudible conversations] think we are going to go ahead and get started if you can hear me. We are going to get started thanks for joining us. If you want to take a moment to silence your cell phones, it would be much appreciate it. Thanks for joining us. I will be your moderator for this panel for the buck how rogue chemists are creating the deadliest waves of the opioid epidemic. It is my pleasure to introduce been he was once the music editor for the la weekly and both books were extremely well received. He was featured on fresh air as im sure remember a few this is a fresh air kind of crowd. And also excerpt in the atlantic and has gotten wonderful reviews so please help me thank hi themr coming. [applause] we will discuss the book for probably 30 minutes and then about 15 minutes for qanda cystic around at the end if you have questions. Lets start at the beginning i know there are many people that have never heard of fentanyl. Its great to be. You can think of it as synthetic her
Kid. I want justice for my son. Just 14. He wasnt even in high school yet and someone gunned him down. The search for whomever killed 14yearold tymeer. Now fox 29 news at ten. 14 years old murdered. Its a crime thats hard to even wrap your head around. Right now a mother is living that nightmare. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. She says her son has never been in trouble before and she wants to know why he got shot. Our Dave Schratwieser is live outside Philadelphia Police headquarters and, dave n mother is heart broken and looking for answers. Reporter iain, shes also looking for justice tonight. She says her son is an excellent football player. He loved boxing. She says he was simply on the way to cookout last night and to play video games when he was gunned down and she has no idea why someone would want to murder her son. Im living in my worst nightmare. If anybody ever wanted to see me hurt, it was well accomplish. Reporter for frazier the pain of losing her oldest son
My sons smile, his jokes and he was an excellent big brother to his younger siblings. Reporter gunned down to the 2,000 block of east orleans street monday night around 9 30. His mother spoke to fox 29 tuesday night before a vigil for her son. Tymeer was a mentor to her three younger children. Loved boxing and football he was finishing the eighth grade. He was supposed to graduate next month on the ninth. You know, going hoy school. He was going play football. Reporter police say a lone gunman block hoodie walked up the block stepped between two park cars wounding his 16yearold friend and striking tymeer in the back. Never been in trouble the day in the life with the law. Its hard to imagine he was the target. Terrell evans helped build this memorial to tymeer on the spot where he was killed. This is a sad situation. Like a young kid had doo over nothing and he had a bright future. We need a name. I know that i want justice for my kid. I want justice for my son. Reporter the 16yearold
My sons smile, his jokes and he was an excellent big brother to his younger siblings. Reporter gunned down to the 2,000 block of east orleans street monday night around 9 30. His mother spoke to fox 29 tuesday night before a vigil for her son. Tymeer was a mentor to her three younger children. Loved boxing and football he was finishing the eighth grade. He was supposed to graduate next month on the ninth. You know, going hoy school. He was going play football. Reporter police say a lone gunman block hoodie walked up the block stepped between two park cars wounding his 16yearold friend and striking tymeer in the back. Never been in trouble the day in the life with the law. Its hard to imagine he was the target. Terrell evans helped build this memorial to tymeer on the spot where he was killed. This is a sad situation. Like a young kid had doo over nothing and he had a bright future. We need a name. I know that i want justice for my kid. I want justice for my son. Reporter the 16yearold