“We thought we were making a show about these beautiful kids. Honor roll student. Gifted quarterback. Shot in the middle of production.” The docuseries ‘Boys in Blue’ took on a new meaning after tragedy struck
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Berg heard via a call from a producer. He flew to Minneapolis immediately, then sped toward the community at Minneapolis North, where his crew had spent the previous five months. Everyone huddled, trying to figure out next steps. They knew they had to capture Hill’s life and death and what each meant relative to the other.
There’s one particularly poignant—and heartbreaking—scene in the series. It shows D-Hill and his parents in their living room. His mom, Tuesday Sheppard, lovingly speaks of her “boy” as their “ticket out.” Then she says something that will haunt viewers.Sadly, that’s what happened. Hill was shot at an infamous intersection, where Penn Avenue North meets Golden Valley Road. Its infamy stems from other, similar incidents.
Fohrenkam has a long criminal history, with assault, robbery and arson convictions. Since his rap sheet included felonies, he was not legally allowed to own a gun. But his conviction for illegal possession of a firearm meant Fohrenkam had not abided by his penalties. He is expected to stand trial, after a delay, next month, the same month as Berg’s documentary release.
Adams and his staff of mostly officers tried using football to bridge longstanding and wide-as-hell gaps. This wasn’t the Minneapolis that Berg remembered, his familiarity owing to a five-year stint living in the Twin Cities. He remembers the cold, the hardiness of the locals and, well, the cold. But like many cities in America, he watched as Minneapolis changed and how and who it impacted, like the communities in the city’s north.
The series captures how much he cares. His existence at the center of one of the most prominent issues in modern-day America isn’t an act. After Floyd was killed, Adams donned riot gear, then summoned his players onto a videoconference. He told him he loved them, because he wondered whether he’d ever be able to tell them that again. He didn’t bury the emotional heft of that night afterward, either. He spoke about PTSD, or something like it, and how he would move forward, how he’d try.
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