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Armed Confrontation Recording

These documents use "Nick" or "Nick Apperson," which is Mouna's dead name. Mouna's name is Mouna. Their pronouns are they/them. Direct quotes preserve original language.

Content warning

This exhibit contains armed threats, threats of death, and being told to kill oneself.

Audio recording of the armed confrontation at Mouna's home. Eight people threatened Mouna with firearms and ordered them to leave their own home. Includes timestamped key moments.

Referenced in: Story: Armed Confrontation

Audio Recording

The recording is approximately two hours long and the file is about 60 MB. To keep this page from auto-loading a large file (and because in-browser playback of a recording this size is unreliable), it is provided as a direct download.

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Key Moments

Timestamp Event
0:02:30Nikki mentions her gun
0:48:39Mouna is gaslit about Tasha's age
0:53:06Dhoruba can be heard cocking his gun
1:08:03Mouna told to leave or be removed by force
1:08:05Mouna told they must break up with partner
1:10:22Mouna's partner's wishes dismissed
1:19:41Mouna told to kill themselves (reiterated after Mouna says they've considered it)
1:24:29Further threats of forced removal
1:28:20Further threats of forced removal
1:29:21Further threats of forced removal
1:34:28"I'm taking over that third floor tonight"
1:36:30Aggressors laugh about Mouna being scared of the gun
1:38:04"This is our palace. If the police come we're gonna shoot the fuckers"
1:38:21"We just took a fucking house from someone"
1:50:09Further forced removal threats
1:51:40Further demands about Mouna's relationship