Josiah Bates

Josiah Bates is a reporter for TIME based in New York City

Police tape lines a crime scene after a shooting at a backyard party on September 19, 2020, in Rochester, New York.

After Its Deployment in Upstate New York, Residents Raise Concerns Over Gun Violence Task Force

The VIPER task force intends to combat a recent surge of gun violence in Ro...

The VIPER task force intends to combat a recent surge of gun violence in Rochester and Buffalo, New York City

Omarion Swint attends a vigil for his friend since the 3rd grade, 15-year old Terrance Malden, who was shot to death on July 10 in the Jeffrey Manor neighborhood, on July 17, 2020.

LaTanya Gordon Lost Two Sons to Gun Violence in Three Months. A Year Later, Both Cases Remain Unsolved—a Lack of Closure That Haunts Many Fatal Shootings

Historically when it comes to homicides in poor and disenfranchised Black c...

Historically when it comes to homicides in poor and disenfranchised Black communities, many cases are left unsolved

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a Minneapolis Police car crash that reportedly led to the death of Leneal Lamont Frazier, the uncle of Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd's murder last summer.

Uncle of Darnella Frazier Struck, Killed by Minneapolis Police in Pursuit of Robbery Suspect

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a Minneapolis Police Department...

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) car crash that led to the death of Leneal Lamont Frazier, the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the Minneapolis teen who filmed George Floyd's murder...

Minneapolis Police Were Cleared in the Killing of Terrance Franklin. Franklin's Family Says a Video Proves He Was Executed—and Now the Case May Be Reopened

A long-overlooked video and its scratchy audio are key to demands that Terr...

A long-overlooked video and its scratchy audio are key to demands that Terrance Franklin's shooting death by Minneapolis police in 2013 be re-examined

Demonstrators and family members protest the death of Jamel Floyd on June 26, 2020. A year after his death, Floyd's family have filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons.

After His 2020 Death in a New York Jail Cell, Jamel Floyd's Family File Lawsuit Against Bureau of Prisons

More than a year after his death, and with many of their questions still un...

More than a year after his death, and with many of their questions still unanswered, the family of Jamel Floyd, a man who died in a New York City federal jail after being pepper-sprayed by...

A Miami-Dade police officer investigates near shell case evidence markers on the ground where a mass shooting took place outside of a banquet hall on May 30, 2021 in Hialeah, Florida. Halfway through the year, gun violence continues to plague American communities at obscenely high levels.

As Shootings Continue to Surge in 2021, Americans Set to Face a Summer Plagued by Gun Violence

A drastic rise in gun violence apparent in 2020 continues to plague America...

A drastic rise in gun violence apparent in 2020 continues to plague American communities at devastatingly high levels through 2021

‘I Didn’t Have the Privilege of Escaping.’ 8 TIME Journalists Reflect on a Year of Covering Stories About Their Communities

Longstanding journalistic maxims would have a reporter remain disengaged wh...

Longstanding journalistic maxims would have a reporter remain disengaged while gathering the facts. But pursuing the whole truth means considering the humanity of one’s subjects—and of oneself. Lived experience can help a reporter empathize and...