May 27, 2026 · 53 min · 14 segments
Violence doesn’t always end a life. Sometimes it changes it completely. In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Wesley, whose life split into before and after a single moment…
Westley HamiltonGuestHiba BalfaqihHost
Oh, the day before the shooting, [sigh] I was preparing myself to have a very eventful weekend.
My birthday had just passed, and me and my closest friend, uh, share the same birthday.
I just got up, I did whatever that I needed to to make sure that home was good.
Um, I loved to find any means necessary to make sure that, like, my foundation was set.
And coming from where I come from, job and opportunity really wasn't a thing.
Oh, the day before the shooting, [sigh] I was preparing myself to have a very eventful weekend.
My birthday had just passed, and me and my closest friend, uh, share the same birthday.
I just got up, I did whatever that I needed to to make sure that home was good.
Um, I loved to find any means necessary to make sure that, like, my foundation was set.
And coming from where I come from, job and opportunity really wasn't a thing.
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